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The Telecoms Trade War

The United States, the European Union and the World Trade Organisation

By: Mark Naftel,Lawrence J Spiwak

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The Telecoms Trade War

The United States, the European Union and the World Trade Organisation

By: Mark Naftel,Lawrence J Spiwak

If one were to believe the politicians and pundits in the trade press,the world is in midst of a “telecoms revolution,” resulting from (the) deregulation and new competitive opportunities represented by the 1997 World Trade Organisation Agreement on Basic Telecommunications Services. This may be true. Unfortunately, however, the actions of many regulators and industry participants more accurately reveal not a telecoms “revolution” but instead a growing telecoms trade war that is dangerously close to spiralling out of hand. In this book, Naftel and Spiwak review U.S. and European competition and regulatory initiatives post-WTO and provide both a useful roadmap to today's U.S., EU and WTO telecoms regulation and an examination of various case studies to illustrate their points. In so doing, the authors discover unfortunately the sad reality that, despite the political rhetoric, regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have eschewed innovative and indeed productive solutions to create a market structure conducive to long-term competitive rivalry. Instead, the authors demonstrate that current policies reveal a growing cynicism towards the maximisation of consumer welfare that will be difficult - if not outright impossible- to remove.

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1847312268

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Isles of Refuge

Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

By: Mark J. Rauzon

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Isles of Refuge

Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

By: Mark J. Rauzon

In Isles of Refuge, the first book solely devoted to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, field biologist Mark Rauzon shares his extensive, first-hand knowledge of their natural history while providing an engaging narrative of his travels. Braving seasickness, bad weather, and biting bird ticks, he journeyed from Nihoa to Kure to study and photograph plants and animals for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: rare palms, sharks, turtles, seals, and thousands of birds--finches, terns, petrels, noddies, shearwaters, curlews, boobies, tropicbirds, ducks, and albatrosses, or "gooneys," famed throughout the Pacific for their flying prowess and bizarre breeding rituals. Isolation and access restrictions have led to the recovery of many of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands' animal and plant populations to pre-exploitation levels, but they have also resulted in the general public's ignorance of the islands and their ecosystems. Informative and enjoyable, Isles of Refuge invites readers to learn more about the history and natural wonders of this invaluable resource.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824823303

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Challenges of Conflicting School Reforms

Effects of New American Schools in a High-Poverty District

By: Mark Berends,JoAn Chun,Gina Schuyler Ikemoto,Sue Stockly,R. J. Briggs

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Challenges of Conflicting School Reforms

Effects of New American Schools in a High-Poverty District

By: Mark Berends,JoAn Chun,Gina Schuyler Ikemoto,Sue Stockly,R. J. Briggs

A decade ago, New American Schools (NAS) launched an ambitious effort forwhole-school reform to address the perceived lagging achievement of Americanstudents and the lackluster school reform attempts that have produced so fewmeaningful changes. As a private nonprofit organization, NAS set out tohelp schools and districts significantly raise the achievement of largenumbers of students by offering whole-school designs and design-basedassistance during the implementation process. NAS is currently in thescale-up phase of its effort, and its designs are being widely diffused toschools across the nation. During the 1997_1998 and 1998_1999 school years,RAND assessed the effects of NAS designs on classroom practice and studentachievement in a sample of schools in a high-poverty district. RAND foundthat high-poverty schools often have fragmented and conflicting environmentswith difficult and changing political currents and entrenched unions.Teachers in high-poverty schools tend to face new accountability systems andfluctuating reform agendas. These teachers generally lack sufficient timefor implementing reform efforts, often becoming demoralized and losing theirenthusiasm for the difficult task of improving student performance underdifficult conditions. RAND concluded that high-stakes tests may motivateschools to increase performance and to seek out new curricula andinstructional strategies associated with comprehensive school reforms.However, those same tests may provide disincentives to adopt richer, morein-depth curricula that can succeed in improving the learning opportunitiesof all students, particularly those in high-poverty settings.

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Rand Corporation

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0833032259

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Facing the Challenges of Whole-School Reform

New American Schools After a Decade

By: Mark Berends,Susan J. Bodilly,Sheila Nataraj Kirby

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Facing the Challenges of Whole-School Reform

New American Schools After a Decade

By: Mark Berends,Susan J. Bodilly,Sheila Nataraj Kirby

About a decade ago, New American Schools (NAS) set out to address theperceived lagging performance of American students and the lacklusterresults of school reform efforts. As a private nonprofit organization,NAS's mission was-and is-to help schools and districts raise studentachievement levels by using whole-school designs and design team assistanceduring implementation. Since its inception, NAS has engaged in adevelopment phase (1992-1993), a demonstration phase (1993-1995), and ascale-up phase (1995-present). Over the last ten years, RAND has been monitoring the progress of the NASinitiative. This book is a retrospective on NAS and draws together thefindings from RAND research. The book underscores the significantcontributions made by NAS to comprehensive school reform but also highlightsthe challenges of trying to reform schools through whole-school designs.Divided into sections on each research phase, the book concludes with anafterword by NAS updating its own strategy for the future. This book willinterest those who want to better understand comprehensive school reform andits effects on teaching and learning within high-stakes accountabilityenvironments.

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0833032240

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Manual of Heart Failure

By: Mark Anderson,Donald Heistad,Richard E Kerber

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Manual of Heart Failure

By: Mark Anderson,Donald Heistad,Richard E Kerber

Comprehensive guide to heart failure for clinicians. Includes chapter in cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Internationally recognised US author team.

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JP Medical Ltd

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9350906309

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The Channel Islands Book of Days

By: Mark Brocklesby

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The Channel Islands Book of Days

By: Mark Brocklesby

Taking you through the year day by day, The Channel Islands Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the islands. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of the Channel Island's archives and covering the social, criminal, political, religious, industrial and sporting history of the region, it will delight residents and visitors alike.

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The History Press

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0752494163

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100 Selected Case Reports from Anesthesia & Analgesia

By: Markus M. Luedi,Mark C. Phillips

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100 Selected Case Reports from Anesthesia & Analgesia

By: Markus M. Luedi,Mark C. Phillips

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Each issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia includes thought-provoking case reports that provide real-world insight on a wide variety of clinical scenarios. Now for the first time, this volume brings together 100 recently published case reports, grouped by A&A sections for ease of reference. Framed by A&A editors’ take home messages in each section, these original case reports are valuable reading for anesthesiologists, residents, and nurse anesthetists.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1975115333

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Leading With Data

Pathways to Improve Your School

By: Ellen Goldring,Mark Berends

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Leading With Data

Pathways to Improve Your School

By: Ellen Goldring,Mark Berends

Goldring and Berends provide practical and strategic counsel on what data should be collected, how data can be productively analyzed, and who should be involved. Their book positions this advice deftly in research on leadership and organizational change. As school leaders confront the challenges of meeting the needs of all students through continuous school improvement, they will find this book an essential resource." —Willis D. Hawley, Professor of Education and Public Policy University of Maryland A comprehensive, practical guide to using data effectively for school improvement! For any educator focused on enhancing student outcomes and schoolwide performance results, knowing how to collect appropriate data isn′t necessarily enough. Understanding how to analyze and use data as a pathway to improvement is the key. This comprehensive, hands-on guidebook discusses the essential statistical and assessment information that principals need to know, what types of data to look at, how to analyze the information, and how to use what they′ve learned to make critical choices for teaching and learning. Full of examples and recommendations, this book illustrates proactive strategies for collecting data and generating change while focusing on other measures of learning and school organization, including data about professional development, allocation of resources, family involvement, and community standards. Part of the Leadership for Learning series, this resource: Provides leaders with support in developing and sustaining schoolwide capacity for continuous improvement Links data-based decision making with accountability issues and shared mission and goals Includes numerous examples and cases, a glossary, school improvement template, sample forms, and data tools Leading With Data demonstrates how administrators can apply knowledgeable analysis of meaningful data for continuous, sustainable, and significant school improvement.

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Corwin Press

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1452293058

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Surgery of the Aorta and Its Body Branches

By: Mark D. Morasch,William H. Pearce,James S. T. Yao

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Surgery of the Aorta and Its Body Branches

By: Mark D. Morasch,William H. Pearce,James S. T. Yao

Organised into 14 sections and 51 chapters, the book begins by discussing current issues regarding volume and training for open surgery in endovascular surgery. Subsequent sections focus on endovascular intervention. Contemporary clinical data regarding endovascular aortic repair is reviewed. Other topics covered include endovascualr and open management of aortic branch pathology. The Modern Trends in Vascular Surgery series brings together the best, current strategies for therapeutic and clinical practices. These books contain the latest discoveries, techniques, practice and out comes in vascular surgery. There are approximately 25 to 45 chapters in each book, classified under the following headings: cerebrovascular, ischemia , infrainguinal lesions, aortic aneurysm, thoracic aortic pathology, aorta and its major branches, upper extremity ischemia, venous disorders, hemodialysis access, endovascular technology, noninvasive test, and issues in vascular surgery. Each of the chapters contains valuable illustrations, tables, and a list of references to guide the reader through the chapter. All chapters are reviewed and edited by the editors (James S. T. Yao, William Pearce, Jon Matsumura, Mark Morasch, and Mark Eskandari). This series of books ( 5 in all) is focused on specific topics in vascular surgery. For each title the editors will assume the responsibility of adding the latest information and new chapters and to update all of the content, thus making these books more cohesive and with newer, up-to-date information. The resulting product is a comprehensive review of current knowledge across all of vascular surgery, covering: Carotid Artery Diseases, Surgery of the Aorta, Venous Disorders, Endovascular technology and Ischemic Extremities.

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1607950545

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Perioperative Medicine E-Book

Managing for Outcome

By: Mark F. Newman,Lee A. Fleisher,Clifford Ko,Michael (Monty) Mythen

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Perioperative Medicine E-Book

Managing for Outcome

By: Mark F. Newman,Lee A. Fleisher,Clifford Ko,Michael (Monty) Mythen

Based on the most current evidence and best practices, Perioperative Medicine: Managing for Outcome, 2nd Edition, is an easy-to-follow, authoritative guide to achieving optimal outcomes in perioperative care. Written and edited by recognized authorities in anesthesiology and surgical critical care, this fully updated edition helps you think critically about complex, long-term issues surrounding the care of the surgical patient, providing decision trees that define strategies to enhance the medical outcome of care. - Focuses on what anesthesiologists, surgeons, and intensivists need to know in order to improve outcomes through evidence- and outcome-based approaches. - Provides practical guidance on potential risks to all major organ systems, the etiology of particular organ dysfunctions, preoperative and intraoperative risk factors, and perioperative protection strategies to minimize potential complications. - Features a consistent chapter format - with even more color-coded algorithms, summary tables, and boxes – that enables you to quickly explore and determine the best management approaches. - Includes six all-new chapters: Perioperative Fluid Management; Delirium and POCD; Role of Palliative Care/ICU; Value-Based Care: The UK Model; CFO Perspective on Value; Hospital to Home (Perioperative Transitions of Care) - Discusses timely topics such as quality improvement, pay-for-performance, preexisting disease and comorbid conditions in anesthesiology, and the team-based model of care. - Features two new editors, surgeon Clifford Ko, MD, and Perioperative Summit leader, Michael (Monty) Mythen, MD.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323567207

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9780323567206

Vascular Medicine: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease E-Book

By: Mark Creager,Joshua A. Beckman,Joseph Loscalzo

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Vascular Medicine: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease E-Book

By: Mark Creager,Joshua A. Beckman,Joseph Loscalzo

With authoritative coverage of everything from recent discoveries in the field of vascular biology to recent clinical trials and evidence-based treatment strategies, Vascular Medicine, 3rd Edition, is your go-to resource for improving your patients' cardiovascular health. Part of the Braunwald family of renowned cardiology references, this updated volume integrates a contemporary understanding of vascular biology with a thorough review of clinical vascular diseases, making it an ideal reference for vascular medicine specialists, general cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and interventional radiologists. - Incorporates technologic advances in vascular imaging – including ultrasound, MRI, CTA, and catheter-based angiography – along with more than 230 new figures, providing an up-to-date and complete view of the vascular system and vascular diseases. - Covers novel antithrombotic therapies for peripheral artery disease and venous thromboemboism, advances in endovascular interventions for aortic aneurysms, and today's best surgical treatments for vascular diseases. - Includes seven new chapters: Pathobiology of Aortic Aneurysms; Pathobiology and Assessment of Cardiovascular Fibrosis; Large Vessel Vasculitis; Medium and Small Vessel Vasculitis; Epidemiology and Prognosis of Venous Thromboembolic Disease; Fibromuscular Dysplasia; and Dermatologic Manifestations of Vascular Disease. - Discusses methods for aggressive patient management and disease prevention to ensure minimal risk of further cardiovascular problems. - Keeps you current with ACC/AHA and ECC guidelines and the best ways to implement them in clinical practice. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

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0323636012

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Perioperative Medicine

Managing for Outcome

By: Mark F. Newman, MD,Lee A Fleisher, MD, FACC,Mitchell P. Fink, MD

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Perioperative Medicine

Managing for Outcome

By: Mark F. Newman, MD,Lee A Fleisher, MD, FACC,Mitchell P. Fink, MD

Recognized authorities in anesthesiology and surgical critical care present you with today's best management approaches for achieving optimal perioperative outcomes. They review the potential risks to all major organ systems by examining the incidence and significance of organ dysfunction...assessing the etiology of particular organ dysfunctions...defining the preoperative and intraoperative risk factors...and offering perioperative protection strategies to minimize potential complications. A consistent chapter format - combined with color-coded algorithms, summary tables and boxes - enable you to quickly locate specific guidance. Top evidence- and outcome-based strategies from leading world authorities enable you to avoid and manage complications. A consistent format allows you to easily and efficiently access the very latest research and clinical practice guidelines. Color-coded algorithms, as well as abundant summary tables and boxes, save you valuable time in locating the best management approaches.

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Vascular Medicine E-Book

A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease

By: Mark Creager,Joseph Loscalzo,Joshua A. Beckman

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A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease

By: Mark Creager,Joseph Loscalzo,Joshua A. Beckman

Make the most of today's innovative medical therapies, advances in vascular imaging, and new drugs to improve your patients' cardiovascular health with Vascular Medicine, 2nd Edition. This comprehensive, clinically-focused volume in the Braunwald's Heart Disease family provides an in-depth, state-of-the-art review of all vascular diseases, with an emphasis on pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management - giving you the evidence-based guidance you need to make appropriate therapeutic decisions on behalf of your patients. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader with intuitive search tools and adjustable font sizes. Elsevier eBooks provide instant portable access to your entire library, no matter what device you’re using or where you’re located. Gain a state-of-the-art understanding of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of arterial disease, venous disease, lymph dysfunction, connective tissue disease, vascular disease, and vascular manifestations of systemic disease. Benefit from the knowledge and experience of Dr. Mark A. Creager (editor of the Vascular Medicine society journal), Dr. Joshua A. Beckman, and Dr. Joseph Loscalzo, and benefit from their practice rationales for all of today’s clinical therapies. Easily reference Braunwald’s Heart Disease, 9th Edition for further information on topics of interest. Get up-to-date information on new combination drug therapies and management of chronic complications of hypertension. Learn the best methods for aggressive patient management and disease prevention to ensure minimal risk of further cardiovascular problems. Stay current with ACC/AHA and ECC guidelines and the best ways to implement them in clinical practice. Enhance your visual perspective with an all-new, full-color design throughout. Utilize behavior management as an integral part of treatment for your hypertensive and pre-hypertensive patients. Effectively manage special populations with chronic hypertensive disease, as well as hypertension and concomitant disease. Access the complete contents online and download images at www.expertconsult.com.

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1455737364

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Cardiology Board Review and Self-Assessment: A Companion Guide to Hurst's the Heart

By: Mark Eisenberg,Jonathan Afilalo,Jacqueline Joza,Ravi Karra,Patrick Lawler

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Cardiology Board Review and Self-Assessment: A Companion Guide to Hurst's the Heart

By: Mark Eisenberg,Jonathan Afilalo,Jacqueline Joza,Ravi Karra,Patrick Lawler

GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE – AND SHARPEN YOUR BOARD PREPARATION SKILLS -- WITH THE ONLY REVIEW BASED ON THE CONTENT OF HURST’S THE HEARTCardiology Board Review and Self-Assessment is an all-inclusive study guide and learning tool written to complement the Fourteenth Edition of Hurst’s the Heart – the field’s cornerstone text, and the resource considered by many to be the pinnacle of cardiovascular knowledge. Cardiology Board Review and Self-Assessment contains more than 1,100 carefully selected questions and answers presented in multiple-choice format. Each of the 112 chapters of Hurst’s the Heart is represented in this unique review, with ten multiple-choice questions. Detailed answers are provided for each question, including not only an explanation of why the correct answer is correct, but also why the incorrect answers are incorrect.HERE’S WHY THIS IS THE ULTIMATE BOARD REVIEW AND CARDIOLOGY LEARNING TOOL:•Questions and answers correspond to appropriate sections of Hurst’s the Heart, and include valuable tables, figures, images, and references•The more than 1,100 Q&A span the depth and breadth of the entire field of cardiovascular medicine•High-yield material is specifically selected for Board relevance •Includes content based on ACC, AHA, and ESC guidelinesCardiology Board Review and Self-Assessment: A Companion Guide to Hurst’s the Heart is essential reading for anyone preparing to take the Subspecialty Examination in Cardiovascular Disease given by the Board of Internal Medicine, as well as practicing cardiologists preparing for recertification. It is also of value to medical students, residents, fellows, practicing physicians, and other healthcare professionals who wish to expand their knowledge of cardiovascular medicine.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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1260026167

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The Telecoms Trade War

The United States, the European Union and the World Trade Organisation

By: Mark Naftel,Lawrence J Spiwak

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The Telecoms Trade War

The United States, the European Union and the World Trade Organisation

By: Mark Naftel,Lawrence J Spiwak

Explores the efforts of the US and the EU to implement the WTO Basic Agreement on Telecommunications Services, and how these initiatives to open up local markets affect markets for international telecoms services. Naftel (a telecommunications lawyer) and Spiwak (a policy consultant) report that the telecoms trade war is close to getting out of hand and that there is a growing politicization of, and cynicism towards the regulatory process. Their contention is that many post- WTO regulatory initiatives ultimately harm consumers. The text is divided into sections on the analytical and legal framework, US and European efforts to promote competition, and case studies in regulatory cynicism. Distributed by ISBS. c. Book News Inc.

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Hart Publishing

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1841130141

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Implementation in a Longitudinal Sample of New American Schools

Four Years Into Scale-up

By: Sheila Nataraj Kirby,Mark Berends,Scott Naftel

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Implementation in a Longitudinal Sample of New American Schools

Four Years Into Scale-up

By: Sheila Nataraj Kirby,Mark Berends,Scott Naftel

New American Schools (NAS) a private nonprofit corporation, began in 1991 to fund the development of designs aimed at transforming entire schools at the elementary and secondary levels. After competition and development phases, NAS currently is scaling up its designs to form a critical mass of schools within partnering districts. During this phase, RAND's research activities include monitoring the progress of a sample of NAS schools in seven partnering jurisdictions through the 1999-2000 school year. An earlier report provided an overview of the progress in implementation and performance in a longitudinal sample of schools three years into the scale-up phase. The current report provides an update on the progress in implementation one year later in a longitudinal sample of schools adopting one of seven designs. It is based on a variety of data gathered from the schools: principal and teacher surveys conducted during the 1996-1997, 1997-1998, and 1998-1999 school years, and data provided by districts on school demographic characteristics. New American Schools (NAS) was founded in 1991 as a private, non-profit organization dedicated to whole-school reform. NAS's mission is to help schools and districts significantly raise the achievement of large numbers of students with whole-school designs and the assistance design teams provide during the implementation process. NAS is currently in the scale-up phase of its effort in which the designs are being widely diffused in partnering jurisdictions across the nation. An earlier report, Implementation and Performance in New American Schools, by Berends, Kirby, et al. (2001) provided an overview of the progress in implementation and performance in a longitudinal sample of schools three years into the scale-up phase. This report provides an update on the progress of implementation a year later. These schools adopted one of seven NAS designs and are located in one of seven jurisdictions that chose to partner with NAS at the beginning of the scale-up phase. The study focused on three research questions: What was the level of implementation in NAS schools four years after scale-up and how has this changed over time? What factors impeded or facilitated the implementation of NAS designs in these schools? Among schools that dropped the NAS designs, what factors contributed to this decision? The report makes clear that several factors need to be aligned for designs to be well-implemented in schools: strong principal leadership, teachers who support the designs and have a strong sense of efficacy, strong district leadership and support, and clear communication and assistance from design teams. Without strong implementation, the promise of these designs to help schools improve is unlikely to be met. These are sobering and important lessons for federal, state, and local efforts aimed at comprehensive school reform.

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Facing the Challenges of Whole-School Reform

Manual of Heart Failure

Manual of Heart Failure

The Channel Islands Book of Days

The Channel Islands Book of Days

100 Selected Case Reports from Anesthesia & Analgesia

100 Selected Case Reports from Anesthesia & Analgesia

Leading With Data

Leading With Data

Surgery of the Aorta and Its Body Branches

Surgery of the Aorta and Its Body Branches

Perioperative Medicine E-Book

Perioperative Medicine E-Book

Vascular Medicine: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease E-Book

Vascular Medicine: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease E-Book

Perioperative Medicine

Perioperative Medicine

Vascular Medicine E-Book

Vascular Medicine E-Book

Cardiology Board Review and Self-Assessment: A Companion Guide to Hurst's the Heart

Cardiology Board Review and Self-Assessment: A Companion Guide to Hurst's the Heart

The Telecoms Trade War

The Telecoms Trade War

Implementation in a Longitudinal Sample of New American Schools

Implementation in a Longitudinal Sample of New American Schools

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