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Instructional Program Coherence: What It Is and Why It Should Guide School Improvement Policy

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Title
Instructional Program Coherence: What It Is and Why It Should Guide School Improvement Policy
Abstract/Description
We present the concept of instructional program coherence and explain why school improvement frameworks that incorporate instructional program coherence are more likely to advance student achievement than multiple, unrelated efforts. We present evidence that Chicago elementary schools with stronger instructional program coherence make higher gains in student achievement. We also share observations on how, in specific schools, principals and external partners directed key school resources toward the development of instructional program coherence. In closing, we discuss factors within the educational system that discourage instructional program coherence and suggest ways that school leaders, school improvement partners, and policymakers can support greater instructional program coherence.
Author/creator
Newmann, Fred M.
Smith, BetsAnn
Allensworth, Elaine M.
Bryk, Anthony S.
Date
2001
In publication
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Volume
23
Issue
4
Pages
297-321
Resource type
en Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form
en Published Text
Scholarship genre
en Empirical
en Theoretical
Language
en
Open access/full-text available
en Yes
Peer reviewed
en Yes
ISSN
0162-3737
DOI
10.3102/01623737023004297
URL
Official Publisher's Webpage (SAGE Journals)
Full-text PDF Shared by Author (ResearchGate)
Citation
Newmann, F. M., Smith, B., Allensworth, E., & Bryk, A. S. (2001). Instructional Program Coherence: What It Is and Why It Should Guide School Improvement Policy. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 23(4), 297–321. https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737023004297
Cited in
The Policy Context of United States Educational Innovation and Improvement
Coherent Instructional Systems at the School and School System Levels in the United States
Abbreviation
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Item sets
Oxford Bibliography: The Policy Context of United States Educational Innovation and Improvement
OB Citations - Coherent Instructional Systems at the School and School System Levels in the United States

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