Understanding school districts as learning systems: Some lessons from three cases of complex transformation |
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Authors: | Brent Davis Dennis Sumara Lissa D’Amour |
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Institution: | 1. Faculty of Education, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada 2. University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada 3. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Abstract: | We report on a study of three school jurisdictions in the province of Alberta. The original premise for the research on which this report is based was to investigate the diverse ways that school districts had administered resources that were provided through a major initiative to improve learning in the province. This account is not centrally concerned with how funds were utilized; rather, we report on how districts?? strategies and emphases within the initiative offer windows into the their systemic characters. The range of manifest characters, we argue, is a useful construct to inform policy, ensure the presence of necessary supports and structures, implement appropriate accountability measures, and set reasonable goals for large-scale initiatives in education. |
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