Leading for Instructional Improvement in the Context of Accountability: Central Office Leadership

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Goodman Rigby ◽  
Rebecca Corriell ◽  
Katie J. Kuhl
Keyword(s):  
Policy Design ◽  
Instructional Improvement ◽  
Central Office ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Design Systems ◽  
Multiple Challenges ◽  
Implementation Of Standards ◽  
Central Office Leadership

This case was written to help prepare central office leaders who are expected to design systems and lead toward instructional improvement in the context of both educational accountability and implementation of standards with increased rigor. The intent of this case study is to encourage educators to examine the complex and multiple challenges of policy design and implementation when policy goals are far from current practice. Educators studying this case should examine the costs and benefits of bridging and buffering across organizational levels and how to best craft coherence between goals, needs, and resources at the central office and school levels.

The costs and benefits of multistage configuration: A framework and case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 107095
Author(s):  
Jeppe Bredahl Rasmussen ◽  
Anders Haug ◽  
Sara Shafiee ◽  
Lars Hvam ◽  
Niels Henrik Mortensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costs And Benefits

scholarly journals Incorporating Ecosystem Services in the Assessment of Water Framework Directive Programmes of Measures

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Souliotis ◽  
Nikolaos Voulvoulis
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
Water Status ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ecological Condition ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Ecological Objectives ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThe EU Water Framework Directive requires the development of management responses aimed towards improving water quality as a result of improving ecosystem health (system state). Ecosystems have potential to supply a range of services that are of fundamental importance to human well-being, health, livelihoods and survival, and their capacity to supply these services depends on the ecosystem condition (its structure and processes). According to the WFD, Programmes of Measures should be developed to improve overall water status by reducing anthropogenic catchment pressures to levels compatible with the achievement of the ecological objectives of the directive, and when designed and implemented properly should improve the ecological condition of aquatic ecosystems that the delivery of ecosystem services depends on. Monitoring and evaluation of implemented measures are crucial for assessing their effectiveness and creating the agenda for consecutive planning cycles. Considering the challenges of achieving water status improvements, and the difficulties of communicating these to the wider public, we develop a framework for the evaluation of measures cost-effectiveness that considers ecosystem services as the benefits from the reduction of pressures on water bodies. We demonstrate its application through a case study and discuss its potential to facilitate the economic analysis required by the directive, and that most European water authorities had problems with. Findings demonstrate the potential of the methodology to effectively incorporate ecosystem services in the assessment of costs and benefits of proposed actions, as well as its potential to engage stakeholders.

Handling uncertainty in bioenergy policy design – A case study analysis of UK and German bioelectricity policy instruments

2015 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 64-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Purkus ◽  
Mirjam Röder ◽  
Erik Gawel ◽  
Daniela Thrän ◽  
Patricia Thornley
Keyword(s):  
Policy Design ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Case Study Analysis

Compulsory Science Policy: Enhancing Gender Equality In Education? A Case Study Of Academic Achievement In Uganda

2021 ◽  
pp. 183-194
Author(s):  
Joyce Ayikoru Asiimwe
Keyword(s):  
Science Policy ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Equality In Education ◽  
Depth Interviews

This paper communicates the results of a diagnostic evaluation of the performance of boys and girls in physical sciences at Ordinary level in Uganda after the adoption of the compulsory science policy. The objectives of the study were twofold: to examine the academic performance of boys and girls in the Uganda National Examinations from 2007 to 2010, and to highlight key factors that continue to influence the achievement of students, especially girls in sciences. Data was obtained from five co-educational secondary schools using documentary reviews, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The results revealed that the performance of both boys and girls have further declined after the implementation of the compulsory science policy. However, in comparison to the boys, girls in co-educational schools were still more likely to be among the poorest performers in sciences. This was attributed to a number of factors, key among them being girls' self-concept in sciences, and teachers' perception of girls' abilities in sciences. These findings reiterate the need to mainstream gender into both policy design and implementation.

scholarly journals Systemic Government and the Civil Servant. A New Pattern for Systemic Design

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan A Veale
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Civil Servant ◽  
Systemic Design

This article examines the emerging application of systemic design methodology within government as practiced by the Alberta Public Service in Edmonton, Canada. A case study, from a practitioner’s perspective, for systemic policy design is presented as an innovation facing approach useful for cultural change and decision-support.  Lessons about applying systemic design within government and essential capabilities and qualities of practitioners are outlined. For some systemic designers, government might be the best place to effect systemic change especially those particularly concerned about advancing stewardship and innovation within the culture of government. This article is useful to public sector practitioners interested in applying systemic methodology to complex and long-term policy predicaments.

Solar Sacrifice: How an Arizona Church Lost Money by Going Solar—and Solutions for When Energy Incentives Fail to Serve the Needs of Nonprofits

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Krantz
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Photovoltaic Panels ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Oral History Interviews

By policy design, consumers are supposed to save money when they invest in solar energy. This paper presents a case study of what happens when a church goes solar and the finances go wrong. Following the installation of solar-photovoltaic panels, the Arizona church—in the Valley of the Sun, among the sunniest places in the country—decreased its energy consumption, but its electric bills went up. Through oral-history interviews of key stakeholders, the author investigates what happened, and what could be done to prevent other religious institutions and nonprofits from experiencing the church’s fate.

scholarly journals Punching out: exploring justifications for employment land conversions in the GTA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cogliano
Keyword(s):  
Smart Growth ◽  
Land Conversion ◽  
Transit Oriented Development ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Planning Framework ◽  
Support Employment ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The City

The current planning framework in the Province of Ontario is based on principles of “smart growth” including transit oriented development, intensification, and a focus on building complete communities. While the advancement of these principles has been positive in certain cases, the literature identifies that industrial lands may face redevelopment pressure as smart growth principles are adopted. This paper provides the opportunity to assess the extent of which this is the case in the context of the City of Markham. A content analysis of twelve employment land conversion applications provides for an on-the-ground case study of how the planning framework in Ontario, informed by smart growth principles, is leveraged by developers to support employment land conversions. Research findings include conflicting interpretations, among stakeholders, of planning policy goals related to employment land. Recommendations include the need for a more consistent articulation of policy goals and a rethink of traditional zoning strategies for industrial lands.

scholarly journals Assessing Sustainability in Housing LED Urban Regeneration: Insights from a Housing Association in Northern England

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Dean ◽  
Claudia Trillo
Keyword(s):  
Housing Association ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Current Assessment ◽  
Social Spillovers ◽  
The City ◽  
Regeneration Processes

How far do current assessment methods allow the thorough evaluation of sustainable urban regeneration? Would it be useful, to approach the evaluation of the environmental and social impacts of housing regeneration schemes, by making both hidden pitfalls and potentials explicit, and budgeting costs and benefits in the stakeholders’ perspective? The paper aims at answering these questions, by focusing on a case study located in the Manchester area, the City West Housing Trust, a nonprofit housing association. Drawing from extensive fieldwork and including several interviews with key experts from this housing association, the paper first attempts to monetize the environmental and social value of two extant projects – a high-rise housing estate and an environmentally-led program. It then discusses whether and how a stakeholder-oriented approach would allow more engagement of both current and potential funders in the projects at hand. Findings from both the literature and the empirical data that was gathered show how in current housing regeneration processes, room for significant improvements in terms of assessment methods still exist. Findings additionally show that the environmental and social spillovers are largely disregarded because of a gap in the evaluation tools. This may also hinder the potential contributions of further funders in the achievements of higher impacts in terms of sustainability.

scholarly journals E-Commerce Website as Seller Media for End User at Banyuwangi Mall

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.13) ◽  
pp. 425
Author(s):  
Pending Puji Dwi Astuti ◽  
A A. Gde Satia Utama
Keyword(s):  
Current System ◽  
Internal Controls ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
End User ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Account System ◽  
Design Proposal ◽  
Satisfaction Theory ◽  
Data Collection Procedure

This study aims to perform evaluation using End User Computing Satisfaction theory on Seller Account Banyuwangi Mall. The approach used in this research is qualitative explorative approach with case study method from SME seller of goods product. The data collection procedure used in this research is interview, observation, and documentation. The result of this research based on evaluation of Banyuwangi Mall e-commerce system shows have satisfaction as end user. The current system is adequate, but needs to be improved. Such improvements are used to improve the efficient use of the Banyuwangi Mall ecommerce system, especially the seller account system operated by SME actors who sell their products through Banyuwangi Mall. The improvement is a redesign of the sales system. The designs made have been adjusted based on the necessary improvements taking into consideration the costs and benefits, as well as the internal controls in each of their activities, so that the design proposal on the Banyuwangi Mall seller account is well worth considering. Further research is expected to be an evaluation and improvement of the appearance of the customer or buyer to make buyers more interested in transactions through Banyuwangi Mall and simplify the use.  

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