NDLI: Insights from successful and unsuccessful implementations of school reform programs

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Guhn, Martin
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	Past educational reforms were commonly found to be of limited success, due to the fact that schools alone cannot overcome the developmental challenges that poverty and ethno-cultural segregation impose upon many children. However, there are reports of some reform programs that have frequently been successful in low-achieving, poverty-ridden, and ethno-culturally segregated schools. In this paper, two such successful school reform programs—School Development Program; Child Development Project—were examined in order to identify processes linked to their frequent success, with a focus on the implementation and sustainability of these programs. The analysis was theoretically guided by Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological theory of human development. A web of interdependent processes, related to relationship building, autonomy, resistance to change, competence, leadership, team support, and school-family-community partnerships, was identified. These findings are discussed in regard to a conceptual and practical shift in school reform: (a) towards schools as caring communities that address universal human needs in culturally appropriate ways, with accountability tied to providing continuity and support to empowered students; and (b) away from schools that universally focus on narrow, externally imposed, and discriminatory outcome goals.
Starting Page	337
Ending Page	363
Page Count	27
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13892843
Journal	Journal of Educational Change
Volume Number	10
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15731812
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2008-02-09
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Educational reform Implementation School Development Program Child Development Project Bronfenbrenner Bio-ecological theory of human development Administration, Organization and Leadership Educational Policy and Politics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
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