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    Inspiration, perspiration, and time : operations and achievement in Edison Schools (2005)
    Santa Monica, CA :RAND Education,
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    almahu_9949576924402882
    Format: 1 online resource (291 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 0-8330-4084-7
    Content: Reports an evaluation of Edison Schools, the nation's largest for-profit manager of public schools. RAND analyzed Edison's school improvement strategies the implementation of those strategies, and effects on student achievement.
    Note: "MG-351." , Cover; Preface; Dedication; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One - Introduction; Purpose of This Study; Data and Methods; Limitations of This Study; How This Monograph Is Organized; Chapter Two - A Brief History of Edison Schools and a Review of Existing Literature; Emergence of Private Educational Management Organizations; History of Edison Schools; Number and Types of Schools; Chapter Three - Inspiration: Edison's Strategies for ""World-Class"" Education; Resources; Edison Strategy Summary; Chapter Four - Perspiration: The Edison Model in the School; Methods , Accountability Systems Resources; Conclusion; Chapter Five - Methodology for Examining Academic Achievement in Edison Schools; Defining the Research Questions; Estimating the Counterfactual; Methodology; Exclusions; Interpreting Z-Score Changes; Limitations of Our Analyses; Chapter Six - Time: Effects of Edison Management on Academic Achievement; Recent Achievement Trends in Edison Schools; Academic Achievement in Edison Schools from Y1; Academic Achievement in Edison Schools from Y0; Summary: The Importance of Time , Chapter Seven - Inside the Black Box: Differences in Achievement Among Edison Schools How Has Achievement in Edison Schools Changed in Recent Years, Relative to Similar Schools?; Year-One Analysis for Older and Newer Edison Schools; Trends in First-Year Results for Edison Conversion Schools; Achievement Trends for Charter Versus Contract Schools; Achievement Trends for Elementary Versus Secondary Schools; Achievement Trends in Case Study Schools; Summary; Chapter Eight - Conclusions and Implications; Summary of Findings; Recommendations; Conclusion , Appendix A - Causal Inference in the Analysis of Academic Achievement in Edison Schools References , Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. , English
    Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-3824-9
    Language: English
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    Inspiration, Perspiration, and Time : Operations and Achievement in Edison Schools (2005)
    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : RAND Corporation
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    UID:
    gbv_1877804827
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource
    ISBN: 9780833040848 , 9780833038241
    Content: In 2000, Edison Schools, the nation's largest education management organization, asked RAND to analyze its achievement outcomes and design implementation. RAND evaluated Edison's strategies for promoting student achievement in its schools, how it implemented those strategies, how its management affected student achievement, and what factors explained differences in achievement trends among its schools
    Note: English
    Language: Undetermined
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    Inspiration, perspiration, and time : operations and achievement in Edison Schools (2005)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Education
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    UID:
    gbv_1008653497
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xl, 250 pages)
    ISBN: 9780833038241 , 0833040847 , 0833038249 , 9780833040848
    Content: Introduction / Laura S. Hamilton, Brian P. Gill -- A brief history of Edison schools and a review of existing literature / Julie A. Marsh [and others] -- Inspiration: Edison's strategies for "world-class" education / Brian P. Gill [and others] -- Perspiration: the Edison model in the schools / Brian P. Gill [and others] -- Methodology for examining academic achievement in Edison schools / J.R. Lockwood -- Time: effects of Edison management on academic achievement / Laura S. Hamilton -- Inside the black box: differences in achievement among Edison schools / Brian P. Gill -- Appendix A: Causal inference in the analysis of academic achievement in Edison schools / J.R. Lockwood -- Appendix B: Analyses in which each Edison school was included -- Appendix C: Calculating standard errors for estimated effects -- Appendix D: Comparison of traditional and rank-based Z-scores / J.R. Lockwood -- Appendix E: Comparison of gain score method to an alternative approach using predicted level scores / J.R. Lockwood -- Appendix F: Comparison of schools with large and small enrollment change between Y0 and Y1 -- Appendix G: Changes in demographic characteristics of Edison students through years four and five -- Appendix H: Comparison of results for Philadelphia schools and other schools -- Appendix I: Comparison of recent change analyses using district verses state comparison schools -- Appendix J: Comparison of Y1 and Y0 results using district versus state comparison schools -- Appendix K: Supplemental analyses to explore the Y0 results -- Appendix L: Comparison of Y1 and Y0 analyses using a common set of Edison schools -- Appendix M: Differences in Z-score changes for Edison schools that were managed by Edison for at least four years
    Content: Introduction / Laura S. Hamilton, Brian P. Gill -- A brief history of Edison schools and a review of existing literature / Julie A. Marsh [and others] -- Inspiration: Edison's strategies for "world-class" education / Brian P. Gill [and others] -- Perspiration: the Edison model in the schools / Brian P. Gill [and others] -- Methodology for examining academic achievement in Edison schools / J.R. Lockwood -- Time: effects of Edison management on academic achievement / Laura S. Hamilton -- Inside the black box: differences in achievement among Edison schools / Brian P. Gill -- Appendix A: Causal inference in the analysis of academic achievement in Edison schools / J.R. Lockwood -- Appendix B: Analyses in which each Edison school was included -- Appendix C: Calculating standard errors for estimated effects -- Appendix D: Comparison of traditional and rank-based Z-scores / J.R. Lockwood -- Appendix E: Comparison of gain score method to an alternative approach using predicted level scores / J.R. Lockwood -- Appendix F: Comparison of schools with large and small enrollment change between Y0 and Y1 -- Appendix G: Changes in demographic characteristics of Edison students through years four and five -- Appendix H: Comparison of results for Philadelphia schools and other schools -- Appendix I: Comparison of recent change analyses using district verses state comparison schools -- Appendix J: Comparison of Y1 and Y0 results using district versus state comparison schools -- Appendix K: Supplemental analyses to explore the Y0 results -- Appendix L: Comparison of Y1 and Y0 analyses using a common set of Edison schools -- Appendix M: Differences in Z-score changes for Edison schools that were managed by Edison for at least four years
    Note: "MG-351 , Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-250)
    Additional Edition: ISBN 0833038249
    Additional Edition: Druck-Ausgabe
    Additional Edition: Print version Inspiration, perspiration, and time
    Language: English
    Subjects: Education
    RVK:
    DV 2850
    Keywords: Electronic books
    URL: Volltext  (kostenfrei)
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    The arts and state governments : at arm's length or arm in arm? (2006)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp
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    UID:
    gbv_1008649686
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 68 pages)
    ISBN: 9780833040848 , 0833040871 , 9781433709579 , 1433709570 , 0833040847 , 9780833038678 , 9780833040879 , 0833038672
    Content: 1. Introduction -- Research approach -- Report overview -- 2. At arms-length -- SAAS governance structure and decisionmaking processes -- Advocacy -- Insulation or isolation? -- 3. Catalysts for change -- Budgetary trends -- Political developments -- 4. Making the case for the arts in Montana -- Brief history of the Montana Arts Council -- Montana's new strategy : marketing the arts and the agency -- 5. New priorities for public arts funding in Maine -- Brief history of the Maine Arts Commission -- Maine's strategy : strengthening communities, strengthening alliances -- 6. Strategic management of state arts agencies -- Public-value framework -- Lessons from Montana and Maine -- Relevance of lessons to other states -- Arm in arm with state government leaders? -- 7. At arms-length-- but dancing -- Risks of arm-in-arm approaches -- Rewards of arm-in-arm approaches -- Appendix A. Some facts about state arts agencies -- Appendix B. Montana Arts Council's listening tour
    Content: 1. Introduction -- Research approach -- Report overview -- 2. At arms-length -- SAAS governance structure and decisionmaking processes -- Advocacy -- Insulation or isolation? -- 3. Catalysts for change -- Budgetary trends -- Political developments -- 4. Making the case for the arts in Montana -- Brief history of the Montana Arts Council -- Montana's new strategy : marketing the arts and the agency -- 5. New priorities for public arts funding in Maine -- Brief history of the Maine Arts Commission -- Maine's strategy : strengthening communities, strengthening alliances -- 6. Strategic management of state arts agencies -- Public-value framework -- Lessons from Montana and Maine -- Relevance of lessons to other states -- Arm in arm with state government leaders? -- 7. At arms-length-- but dancing -- Risks of arm-in-arm approaches -- Rewards of arm-in-arm approaches -- Appendix A. Some facts about state arts agencies -- Appendix B. Montana Arts Council's listening tour
    Note: "MG-359-WF."--Page [4] cover , Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-68)
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780833038678
    Additional Edition: ISBN 0833038672
    Additional Edition: Druck-Ausgabe
    Additional Edition: Print version Lowell, Julia, 1961- Arts and state governments Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp, 2006
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books
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