Districts of Innovation: Combating a Wicked Problem in Education

Autor/in	Childs, Joshua
Titel	Districts of Innovation: Combating a Wicked Problem in Education
Quelle	In: Voices of Reform, 1 (2018) 1, S.23-40, Artikel 2 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Educational Innovation; School Districts; Educational Change; School District Autonomy; Educational Improvement; Discourse Analysis; Educational Policy; Policy Formation; State Legislation; Educational Legislation; Program Implementation; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; School district; Schulbezirk; Bildungsreform; School districts; Autonomy; School autonomy; Schulautonomie; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Diskursanalyse; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politische Betätigung; Landesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz
Abstract	The word innovation can mean a number of things to different stakeholders and policymakers. This discourse analysis examines how the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has used an initiative called "Districts of Innovation" to attempt to support and empower districts throughout the state of Texas. The question becomes whether those attempts are symbolic or actually do innovate school districts to appropriately improve and reform their schools. A critical case study of three Independent School Districts in Texas provides a policy framework to examine the intersection between autonomy and innovation and how this inevitably impacts school improvement. Findings indicate absences of realistic assessment, the desire to do "too much too soon," and the absence of meaningful oversight. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Nina B. Hollis Institute for Educational Reform. 421 North Woodland Blvd, DeLand, FL 32723. Tel: 386-822-7081; Web site: https://www.voicesofreform.com/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01