Studying Systemic Reform in Seven States and One Territory

本研究的目的是填补对体制改革中需要更好的理论规范的主要问题的认识空白，并提供有关体制绩效的信息。在这六个案例中发生了多少改革，是否有一种可行的方法来衡量这种改革的程度？2.在这六种情况下，NSF的SSI在产生改革中的作用是什么？3.如果改革一直在进行，那么学生的表现也在改善的迹象是什么？研究人员将确定在五个研究州（康涅狄格州，路易斯安那州，马萨诸塞州，得克萨斯州和佛蒙特州）和一个地区（波多黎各）发生了多少全州范围的科学和数学教育系统改革。拟议的研究除了个别案例研究外，还将包括跨案例分析，以便在广泛范围内了解系统性改革。个案研究将以直接从实地和各种档案来源收集的定量和定性数据为基础。

This study proposes to fill the gaps in knowledge regarding the chief issues in systemic reform that require better theoretical specification, and the availability of information on the performance of the system.It will address the following research questions:1. How much reform is occurring in the six cases, and is there a feasible method for measuring the extent of such reform?2. In each of the six cases, what has been the role of NSF's SSI in producing reform?3. If reform has been occurring, what are the signs that student performance also is improving?The researchers will determine how much statewide systemic reforming in science and mathematics education is occurring in five study states (Connecticut, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Texas, and Vermont) and one territory (Puerto Rico). The proposed study will include a cross-case analysis in addition to the individual case studies to target the understanding of systemic reform on a broad-scale range. The case studies will be based on quantitative and qualitative data collected directly from the field and from a variety of archival sources.