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Freeing Resources for Improving Schools: A Case Study of Teacher Allocation in Boston Public Schools.
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Miles, Karen Hawley – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1995
A case study of Boston (Massachusetts) public schools shows how specialization and fragmentation of teaching resources reduced the individual attention most students received and limited a school's flexibility to respond to student needs. The analysis develops three measures as possible indicators of the opportunity for freeing teacher resources.…
Descriptors: Attention, Case Studies, Educational Improvement, Evaluation Methods
Rethinking the Allocation of Teaching Resources: Some Lessons from High-Performing Schools.
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Miles, Karen Hawley; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1998
Describes five case studies of high-performing public schools that have organized professional resources in innovative ways. Outlines principles of successful resource allocation. Presents a framework and methodology for examining a school's current use of resources. (MAK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation