ABSTRACT

For this paper, we developed and validated the Orientation to School Renewal instrument,a 21-item instrument, based on seven factors, which allows schools to measure their school renewal efforts. The research is based on Goodlad’s notion of school renewal. Through an extensive literature review and our work over an eight-year period engaged in discussions with over 110 principals and 300 teachers, we gradually developed dimensions of the construct of school renewal. We then obtained survey data from a sample of 1,195 teachers in 83 schools, and validated the instrument using confirmatory factor analysis and other procedures. The seven factors identified from the literature and discussions with K-12 educators and confirmed via the validation process included: (a) focus on students and their achievements, (b) continuous school improvement, (c) balance between the internal and external influences, (d) the dialogue, decision, action and evaluation (DDAE) process, (e) implementation integrity, (f) implementers as active developers, and (g) internal responsibility and professionalism. Researchers and practitioners can use the instrument to collect valid and reliable data to measure, evaluate, and understand school renewal.

摘要

对于本文，我们开发并验证了学校更新方向工具，一个 21 项工具，基于七个因素，使学校能够衡量他们的学校更新工作。该研究基于古拉德的学校更新概念。通过广泛的文献查阅和八年多的工作，与110多名校长和300多名教师进行了讨论，逐步形成了学校更新建设的维度。然后，我们从 83 所学校的 1,195 名教师样本中获取调查数据，并使用验证性因素分析和其他程序验证该工具。从文献和与 K-12 教育工作者的讨论中确定并通过验证过程确认的七个因素包括：(a) 关注学生及其成就，(b) 持续改进学校，(c) 内部和外部影响之间的平衡， (d) 对话、决定、行动和评估 (DDAE) 流程，(e) 实施完整性，(f) 作为积极开发人员的实施者，以及 (g) 内部责任和专业精神。研究人员和从业人员可以使用该工具收集有效和可靠的数据，以衡量、评估和了解学校更新。