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Measuring School Capacity, Maximizing School Improvement

Year: 2012

Type: report

Abstract: It is an oft-heard refrain in schools: "These schools lack the capacity they need."Or, "We need to build capacity in schools so that students can achieve."In district offices, statehouses, and elsewhere, the sentiment is repeated in various forms, but the term "capacity" is almost always used.But what do education leaders mean when they use the word capacity?Some people use the word to mean the intangible behaviors or characteristics that are needed for a school to improve, while others use capacity as a synonym for ability or knowledge.Meanwhile, economists often talk about capacity in terms of quantities or outcomes that an organization is able to produce.

DOI: 10.12698/cpre.2012.rb53

Authors: Jessica Beaver, Elliot Weinbaum

Institutions: Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Harvard University, University of Michigan, Consortium for Policy Research in Education, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Educational Assessment and Improvement

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Funders: U.S. Department of Education, University of Pennsylvania, Institute of Education Sciences

OpenAlex ID: W1536043215

Cites: 16

Cited by: 17

Related to: 10