The Ecology of School Improvement: Notes on the School Improvement Industry in the United States
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The Ecology of School Improvement: Notes on the School Improvement Industry in the United States
Abstract/Description
This paper explains how organizations otherthan schools and governing agencies affect thescope and pace of change in American education.In particular, the paper discusses a set oforganizations operating in what can be calledthe school improvement ``industry'' in the UnitedStates, that is, a group of organizationsproviding schools and governing agencies withinformation, training, materials, andprogrammatic resources relevant to problems ofinstructional improvement. The paper shows howthe structure and functioning of theseorganizations explain patterns of change inAmerican education – including why schools inthe United States experience wave after wave ofinnovation and reform while at the same timemaintaining a stable core of instructionalpractices.
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Date
In publication
Volume
3
Issue
3
Pages
283-314
Resource type
Research/Scholarly Media
Scholarship genre
Historical
Theoretical
Open access/full-text available
Yes
Peer reviewed
Yes
ISSN
1573-1812
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Citation
Rowan, B. (2002). The Ecology of School Improvement: Notes on the School Improvement Industry in the United States. Journal of Educational Change, 3(3), 283–314. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021277712833
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