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Designing Inter-Organizational Networks to Implement Education Reform: An Analysis of State Race to the Top Applications
- Source :
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Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis . Mar 2015 37(1):92-112. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- 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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0162-3737
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1050966
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3102/0162373714527341