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St. John, Mark; Stokes, Laura – Inverness Research, 2008
This paper defines the concept of "improvement infrastructure" and "educational capital" for education, and it uses the case of the National Writing Project to develop an extended, data-based illustration of the design and generativeness of an improvement infrastructure. Since 1983 there have been multiple "waves" of…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Educational Research, Academic Achievement
Allin, Marleen; Bassegio, Barbara; George, Cathy; Hand, Ada J.; Macy, Susan; Zettel, Jeffrey – 2000
This report provides guidance and information on resources to assist elementary schools, parents, community members, and policymakers in implementing a systemic approach to standards-based education. It makes clear recommendations on how schools can achieve a coordinated system in which standards, assessment, accountability, and curriculum are…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment