Designing Inter-Organizational Networks to Implement Education Reform: An Analysis of State Race to the Top Applications

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Title: Designing Inter-Organizational Networks to Implement Education Reform: An Analysis of State Race to the Top Applications
Abstract/Description: This study sought to understand the opportunities and challenges associated with the implementation of state designed Race to the Top (RttT) funded reform networks. Drawing on a conceptual framework developed from the networked governance literature, we analyzed the 12 state RttT grantees’ applications. Our analysis revealed that states designed large implementation networks with potential to bring a wide range of resources to bear on reform efforts, particularly through participation of numerous nonsystem actors. However, coordinating large and diverse networks places state education agencies (SEAs) in a new and challenging role. The extent to which networks extend state capacity to support educational improvement or further complicate the work of SEAs remains an open question. We propose a model including a set of theoretical propositions to guide future research.
Author/creator: Russell, Jennifer Lin; Meredith, Julie; Childs, Joshua; Stein, Mary Kay; Prine, Deanna Weber
Date: 2015
In publication: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Volume: 37
Issue: 1
Pages: 92-112
Resource type: Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form: en Published Text
Scholarship genre: en Empirical
Keywords: educational policy; governance; networks; state education agencies
IRE Approach/Concept: Education Reform; Networked Governance; Policy Implementation; Social Network Analysis; Inter-Organizational Network; Organizational Theory
Featured case/project: Race to the Top (RttP)
Language: en
Open access/full-text available: en No
Peer reviewed: en Yes
ISSN: 0162-3737, 1935-1062
DOI: 10.3102/0162373714527341
URL: Publisher Webpage
Citation: Russell, J. L., Meredith, J., Childs, J., Stein, M. K., & Prine, D. W. (2015). Designing Inter-Organizational Networks to Implement Education Reform: An Analysis of State Race to the Top Applications. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 37(1), 92–112. https://doi.org/10.3102/0162373714527341
Cited in: Critical Perspectives on Educational Innovation and Improvement Science
Abbreviation: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Item sets: OB Citations - Critical Perspectives on Educational Innovation and Improvement Science

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