Instructional Innovation, School Choice, and Student Achievement

Autor/inn/en	Berends, Mark; Penaloza, Roberto V.; Cannata, Marisa; Goldring, Ellen
Institution	Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE)
Titel	Instructional Innovation, School Choice, and Student Achievement
Quelle	(2009), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Strategies; School Choice; Instructional Innovation; School Organization; Principals; Academic Achievement; School Surveys; Teacher Surveys; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Practices; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Rating Scales; School Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrstrategie; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; School organisation; Schulorganisation; Principal; Schulleiter; Schulleistung; Bildungspraxis; Lehrerverhalten; Rating-Skala; Schuleffizienz
Abstract	There is limited empirical research about innovation in various types of schools of choice, although viable choice policies tend to assume clear differentiation amongst schools. Innovation can be conceptualized in many ways and takes place at multiple levels of the school organization. Schools can innovate in terms of the roles and responsibility of teachers and principals, governance, school structure, instructional strategies and practices, amongst others. In this paper the authors first explore conceptually, multiple levels and types of innovation and describe the nature and prevalence of various innovations across school types. A review of the literature, both conceptually and empirically suggested salient types of innovation that are closest to teaching and learning, and were measured in the Northwest Evaluation Association surveys of principals and teachers. They examine how schools of choice, autonomy, authority, and other school characteristics are related to innovation. Their measures of innovation include scales for "differing practices from other schools" (2 items, [alpha] = 0.79), "non-traditional curricular practices" (4 items, [alpha] = 0.54), "collaborative and investigative curricular practices" (6 items, [alpha] = 0.64), "added school requirements" (8 items, [alpha] = 0.67), "structuring of teacher communities" (7 items, [alpha] = 0.60), and "extended learning time" (5 items, [alpha] = 0.47). (Contains 1 table.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10