Designing Inter-Organizational Networks to Implement Education Reform: An Analysis of State Race to the Top Applications
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Designing Inter-Organizational Networks to Implement Education Reform: An Analysis of State Race to the Top Applications
Abstract/Description
This study sought to understand the opportunities and challenges associated with the implementation of state designed Race to the Top (RttT) funded reform networks. Drawing on a conceptual framework developed from the networked governance literature, we analyzed the 12 state RttT grantees’ applications. Our analysis revealed that states designed large implementation networks with potential to bring a wide range of resources to bear on reform efforts, particularly through participation of numerous nonsystem actors. However, coordinating large and diverse networks places state education agencies (SEAs) in a new and challenging role. The extent to which networks extend state capacity to support educational improvement or further complicate the work of SEAs remains an open question. We propose a model including a set of theoretical propositions to guide future research.
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Date
In publication
Volume
37
Issue
1
Pages
92-112
Resource type
Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form
Published Text
Scholarship genre
Empirical
IRE Approach/Concept
Featured case/project
Open access/full-text available
No
Peer reviewed
Yes
ISSN
0162-3737, 1935-1062
Citation
Russell, J. L., Meredith, J., Childs, J., Stein, M. K., & Prine, D. W. (2015). Designing Inter-Organizational Networks to Implement Education Reform: An Analysis of State Race to the Top Applications. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 37(1), 92–112. https://doi.org/10.3102/0162373714527341
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