A Framework for Appraising Educational Reforms.

House, Ernest R.

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ERIC Number: EJ537025

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Publication Date: 1996

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A Framework for Appraising Educational Reforms.

House, Ernest R.

Educational Researcher, v25 n7 p6-14 Oct 1996

Discusses the use of transaction-cost economics in measuring the impact of educational reforms and whether these reforms are likely to succeed in the "real life" of schools. Several current educational reforms are judged on the basis of their transaction costs and consequent prospects for success. (GR)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Performance Factors, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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