Why Reform Sometimes Succeeds: Understanding the Conditions That Produce Reforms That Last

Autor/inn/en	Cohen, David K.; Mehta, Jal D.
Titel	Why Reform Sometimes Succeeds: Understanding the Conditions That Produce Reforms That Last
Quelle	In: American Educational Research Journal, 54 (2017) 4, S.644-690 (47 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-8312
Schlagwörter	Public Schools; Educational Change; Policy Analysis; School Effectiveness; Program Effectiveness; Politics of Education; Educational History; Success; Failure; Standardized Tests; Extracurricular Activities; Grading; Age Grade Placement; Progressive Education; Curriculum Development; Academic Standards; Montessori Method; Teaching Methods; Advanced Placement Programs; Systems Approach; Charter Schools; Academic Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Bildungsreform; Politikfeldanalyse; Schuleffizienz; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Erfolg; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Notengebung; Schulnote; Reformpädagogik; Progressive Erziehung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Montessori pedagogics; Montessori-Pädagogik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Systemischer Ansatz; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Schulleistung
Abstract	Counter to narratives of persistently failed school reform, we argue that reforms sometimes succeed and seek to understand why. Drawing on examples from the founding of public schools to the present, we find that successful system-wide reforms addressed problems that teachers thought they had by being consistent with prevailing norms and values, mobilizing a significant public constituency, and building the needed educational infrastructure. We distinguish between system-wide and niche reforms, suggesting that some--particularly those seeking ambitious instruction--failed system-wide but succeeded by creating protected educational niches. We conclude with a discussion of the implications for the Common Core. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01