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Roberson, Sam – Education, 2014
The work of schools is teaching and learning. However, the current educational culture is dominated by three characteristics: (1) the mechanistic view of organization and its practice based on the assembly line model where students progress along a value added conveyor; (2) the predominance of the Essentialist philosophy of education, in which the…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Models, Educational Change, Change Strategies
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Groff, Jennifer Sterling – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2013
Over the last several hundred years, local and national educational systems have evolved from relatively simple systems to incredibly complex, interdependent, policy-laden structures, to which many question their value, effectiveness, and direction they are headed. System Dynamics is a field of analysis used to guide policy and system design in…
Descriptors: Systems Development, Educational Methods, Educational Policy, Systems Analysis
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Nelson, Harold K.; Fairchild, Marya; Grossenbacher, Mark; Landers, Lisa – American Secondary Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics, core beliefs, and activities of successful middle grades programs. Schools in Florida are held to standards of accountability under the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the Florida System of School Improvement and Accountability, and the Florida Secondary Schools Redesign Act.…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Middle Schools, Federal Legislation, Educational Change