Innovation up Close: How School Improvement Works

1. Introduction.- 2. Twelve Brief Case Histories.- 3. Before Implementation.- 4. The Implementation Process.- 5. Transformations over Time.- 6. The Outcomes of School Improvement.- 7. Why School Improvement Succeeds or Fails.- 8. What Have We Learned? Summary and Integration of Findings.- References.- Appendix A. Data Collection Effort and Methods, by Site.- Appendix B. Sensitizing Codes and Operational Definitions.- Appendix C. Example of a Causal Network with Associated Text.