Equity through Systemic-Reform: The Case of Whole-School Mathematics and Science Restructuring in Puerto Rico. Research Monograph.
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| Title: | Equity through Systemic-Reform: The Case of Whole-School Mathematics and Science Restructuring in Puerto Rico. Research Monograph. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rodriguez, Alberto J., National Inst. for Science Education, Madison, WI. |
| Availability: | National Institute for Science Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1025 W. Johnson Street, Madison, WI 53706. Tel: 608-263-9250; Fax: 608-262-7428; e-mail: niseinfo@macc.wisc.edu; Web site: http://www.nise.org. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 36 |
| Publication Date: | 1999 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Graduate School. National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Cultural Context, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Ethnomathematics, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Socioeconomic Influences |
| Geographic Terms: | Puerto Rico |
| Abstract: | This paper presents a case study of the Puerto Rico Statewide Systemic Initiative (PR-SSI) based on the analysis of data gathered from semi-structured interviews with key officials, field notes from site visits, progress and evaluation reports, and documents used in dissemination workshops for teachers. Although substantial data on student achievement are not available at this time, the qualitative analysis conducted here indicates that the PR-SSI is implementing an innovative reform program that deserves close attention. The path toward more effective schools was laid out by the PR-SSI as the direct result of simultaneously developing and implementing a variety of strategies to tackle all elements involved in making education reform systemic, i.e., policy, curriculum, student assessment, professional development, project evaluation, monitoring, and administrative support. Also, the PR-SSI articulated a form of conceptual systemic clarity throughout the initiative that became the cohesive theoretical and ideological force driving the reform effort forward. (Author/KHR) |
| Entry Date: | 2003 |
| Accession Number: | ED472715 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper presents a case study of the Puerto Rico Statewide Systemic Initiative (PR-SSI) based on the analysis of data gathered from semi-structured interviews with key officials, field notes from site visits, progress and evaluation reports, and documents used in dissemination workshops for teachers. Although substantial data on student achievement are not available at this time, the qualitative analysis conducted here indicates that the PR-SSI is implementing an innovative reform program that deserves close attention. The path toward more effective schools was laid out by the PR-SSI as the direct result of simultaneously developing and implementing a variety of strategies to tackle all elements involved in making education reform systemic, i.e., policy, curriculum, student assessment, professional development, project evaluation, monitoring, and administrative support. Also, the PR-SSI articulated a form of conceptual systemic clarity throughout the initiative that became the cohesive theoretical and ideological force driving the reform effort forward. (Author/KHR) |
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