School-Based Accountability and the Distribution of Teacher Quality Across Grades in Elementary School

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 528-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah C. Fuller ◽  
Helen F. Ladd
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
No Child Left Behind ◽  
Teacher Quality ◽  
School Quality ◽  
School Accountability ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
School Based

We use North Carolina data to explore whether the quality of teachers in the lower elementary grades (K–2) falls short of teacher quality in the upper grades (3–5) and to examine the hypothesis that school accountability pressures contribute to such quality shortfalls. Our concern with the early grades arises from recent studies highlighting how children's experiences in those years have lasting effects on their later outcomes. Using two credentials-based measures of teacher quality, we document within-school quality shortfalls in the lower grades, and show that the shortfalls increased with the introduction of No Child Left Behind. Consistent with that pattern, we find that schools responded to accountability pressures by moving their weaker teachers down to the lower grades and stronger teachers up to the higher grades. These findings support the view that accountability pressure induces schools to pursue actions that work to the disadvantage of children in the lower grades.

School-to-School Variation in Disciplined Inquiry

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 1553-1583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Kelly ◽  
Richard Majerus
Keyword(s):  
No Child Left Behind ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Large Body ◽  
School Level ◽  
Low Performing Schools ◽  
The Public ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
School Differences

In recent years No Child Left Behind has provided new labels to supposedly high- and low-performing schools and has identified large numbers of schools as low performing. Are school-to-school differences in the quality of instruction offered as great as the public is led to believe? Using the disciplined inquiry typology of Newman, Marks, and Gamoran, we examine whether variation in observable indicators of school quality correspond to real differences in instruction between schools. Consistent with the large body of research on school effects we find very modest school-level variation in the prevalence of disciplined inquiry.

scholarly journals The Effect of Principal’s Competence and Community Participation on the Quality of Educational Services

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-57
Author(s):  
Deni Zulaiha ◽  
Bukman Lian ◽  
Mulyadi Mulyadi
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Public Elementary School ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Two Independent Variables

This research was conducted at Public Elementary School 68 Palembang with 34 teachers as respondents in the study sample. In this study there are three research variables consisting of two independent variables Principal Competence (X1) and Community Participation (X2), and one dependent variable Quality of Educational Services (Y). The extent to which the realization and role of community participation in education depends on the understanding of the community itself in education, and depends on the ability of the school. Quality education services are educational services that are in accordance with the plan and achieve the goals set and can meet the expectations and needs of customers. The results obtained in this study illustrate that the quality of educational services in Public Elementary School 68 Palembang is very good and can meet customer needs.

scholarly journals Implementation of school based management in improfing the quality of teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 352
Author(s):  
Almy Soleh Wahyu ◽  
Happy Fitria ◽  
Yessi Fitriani
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Teacher Quality ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
School Based ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
School Based Management

<p>The purpose of this study was to describe the implementation of school based management in proving the quality of teachers In State Senior High School No.4 OKU. This research uses qualitative methods with a descriptive approach. The informants as sources in this study were the principal. Deputy principal, teachers, administrative staff and guardian of students. In collecting the data the researcher used were observation, interview and documentation techniques. Based on the research result it can be concluded that First, the principal in State Senior High School No.4 OKU is capable of implementing school based management well. Second, there is an increase in teacher quality as seen from teacher completence. Third, school principals is able to improve teacher quality through planned and gradual programs. Fourth, the principal is able to improve the quality of the school.</p>

scholarly journals EVALUASI KUALITAS JASA SEKOLAH DASAR DENGAN MODEL SERVQUAL UNTUK MENANGANI PENURUNAN JUMLAH PESERTA DIDIK

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Gloria Jonathan ◽  
Ade Iriani
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Consumer Perceptions ◽  
Educational Service ◽  
Input Process ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Evaluative Research ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations ◽  
Leader Role

Abstract: This study aims to evaluate the service quality of Kanaan Christian Elementary School in Banjarmasin. Type of research is evaluative research with descriptive qualitative methods using SERVQUAL model which measures the gap between consumer perceptions and expectations based on dimensions of reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, and tangibility. Data were collected by interview, also using a SERVQUAL and school’s input, process and output aspect questionnaire. The results showed that the perception of service from customers is quite good and able to meet the minimum expectations although it has not reached the desired expectations. The order of SERVQUAL's five dimensions from most satisfying to least satisfying is: tangibility, reliability, empathy, assurance, and responsiveness. It can be concluded that the dimension of responsiveness is in the most unsatisfactory position because currently the management of Kanaan Christian Elementary School in Banjarmasin seems like there is no one taking a leader role. Things that can be considered by Kanaan Christian Elementary School are to keep and prove the promise that has been delivered so that customers are not easily disappointed and also involve parents in a word of mouth marketing strategy due to the character of target customers are critical, like to gather and chat together. Keywords: educational service; school quality; SERVQUAL Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi kualitas jasa di SD Kristen Kanaan Banjarmasin. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian evaluatif dengan metode kualitatif deskriptif menggunakan model SERVQUAL yang mengukur kesenjangan antara persepsi dan ekspektasi konsumen berdasarkan dimensi reliabilitas, daya tanggap, jaminan, empati, dan bukti fisik. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan wawancara, dibantu kuesioner berinstrumen SERVQUAL dan aspek input, proses dan output sekolah. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa persepsi layanan jasa dari pelanggan cukup baik dan cukup memenuhi harapan minimum walaupun belum mencapai harapan yang diinginkan. Urutan lima dimensi SERVQUAL dari yang paling memuaskan hingga yang paling tidak memuaskan adalah: bukti fisik, keandalan, empati, jaminan, dan daya tanggap. Disimpulkan dimensi daya tanggap berada di posisi paling tidak memuaskan adalah karena saat ini manajemen SD Kristen Kanaan Banjarmasin seolah seperti tidak ada yang mengambil peran pemimpin. Hal yang dapat menjadi pertimbangan SD Kristen Kanaan adalah agar dapat menjaga dan membuktikan janji yang telah disampaikan agar pelanggan tidak mudah kecewa dan dapat melibatkan orang tua murid dalam strategi pemasaran mulut ke mulut mengingat karakter target pelanggan yang kritis, suka berkumpul dan mengobrol. Kata kunci: jasa pendidikan; kualitas sekolah; SERVQUAL

Close the Achievement Gap With Professional Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Wang ◽  
Duane Shuttlesworth
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
No Child Left Behind ◽  
Teacher Quality ◽  
Mississippi Delta ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Reading Teachers ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Summer Reading ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Academic Year

Professional development of teachers and the role it plays in improving teacher quality is a topic of considerable interest. The authors of this study examined the effectiveness of professional development (PD) to improve the quality of teaching for 21 reading teachers participating in a No Child Left Behind Summer Reading Institute. Data collection occurred over the four-week period of the Institute and two follow up sessions during the academic year 2017-2018. Data evaluation was both quantitative and qualitative in nature. The results suggest that PD helped this group of Mississippi Delta reading teachers improve in both content knowledge and pedagogical practice. The authors conclude that such PD plays a critical role in improving teacher quality from the underrepresented and underserved areas of the Mississippi Delta. Future studies could investigate the direct effects of PD programs such as that offered by the Institute on participating teachers students' learning outcomes.

The Development and Sustainability of School-Based Parent Networks in Low-Income Latinx Communities: A Mixed-Methods Investigation

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 2450-2484
Author(s):  
David E. Rangel ◽  
Megan N. Shoji ◽  
Adam Gamoran
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Family Engagement ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
School Based ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Over Time

Research suggests that school-based parent networks have significant benefits for children’s education, yet scholars know very little about how such relationships form and develop over time. This study uses interview and survey data with elementary school parents in predominantly low-income Latinx communities to examine how parents meet one another; how deeper, more trusting relationships develop; and how the size and quality of parent networks change over time in the presence and absence of a family engagement program. Interview data suggest few and infrequent opportunities for parents to meet one another, which makes building relationships characterized by trust and shared expectations more difficult. The quantitative results show positive short-term effects of the program but differential effects over time.

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