Readiness for Change: Appropriation of External Resources in Two Urban Schools

Autor/inn/en	Naraian, Srikala; Brown, Kathleen S.; Navarro, Virginia
Titel	Readiness for Change: Appropriation of External Resources in Two Urban Schools
Quelle	In: Education and Urban Society, 43 (2011) 1, S.42-72 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1245
DOI	10.1177/0013124510379824
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; School Restructuring; Educational Change; Case Studies; Change Strategies; Educational Resources; Use Studies; Interviews; Content Analysis; Case Records; Program Attitudes; Improvement Programs; Educational Improvement; School Support + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Bildungsreform; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lösungsstrategie; Bildungsmittel; Benutzerschulung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Inhaltsanalyse; Case reports; Fallsammlung; Effizienzsteigerung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Schulförderverein
Abstract	There are few instances in the literature on urban school reform that have closely studied specific school buildings to describe the grant resource appropriation process. This study attempts to fill that gap by developing case studies of two middle schools with divergent profiles in resource utilization through micro-ethnographies. One school exhibited optimal engagement with opportunities made available through a large federally funded grant, whereas the second school failed to do the same through this initiative. We investigated how the unique features of these schools and key individuals within them intersected with the structure of the grant program to shape the nature of school engagement. These two case study narratives illuminate the range of factors that might be implicated in the implementation of school reform initiatives, particularly in urban settings. (Contains 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10