scholarly journals Left Behind by Policy: A Case Study of the Influence of High Stakes Accountability Policy on Data-Based Decision Making in One Small, Rural New Hampshire School

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda L. Carrier ◽  
Michael Whaland
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Achievement Data ◽  
Small Rural Schools ◽  
Data Based Decision Making

The high-stakes accountability policies that stemmed from NCLB and Race to the Top required minimum group sizes in order for school performance to be analyzed through state accountability formulas. Small rural schools have frequently been left out of this equation due to a lack of consistently reportable aggregate groups and sub-groups. The evidence of this has been seen through the lack of needed data-based decision making (DBDM) practices. In order to begin to understand the DBDM practices of small rural schools and the relationship to educational policy we engaged in case study research of a Pk-12 school of 100 students from 2014-2015. The school, located in New Hampshire, provided us with insights into the potential gaps that exist between policy and practice in small rural schools. In addition, questions of educational equity began to emerge as we considered the gaps between student achievement data and the professional development of educators.

scholarly journals A Framework of High-Stakes Algorithmic Decision-Making for the Public Sector Developed through a Case Study of Child-Welfare

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (CSCW2) ◽  
pp. 1-41
Author(s):  
Devansh Saxena ◽  
Karla Badillo-Urquiola ◽  
Pamela J. Wisniewski ◽  
Shion Guha
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
The Public

scholarly journals Getting involved in plan-making: Participation in neighbourhood planning in England

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Brookfield
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Community Planning ◽  
Future Planning ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Plan Making

Neighbourhood planning, introduced through the Localism Act 2011, was intended to provide communities in England with new opportunities to plan and manage development. All communities were presented as being readily able to participate in this new regime with Ministers declaring it perfectly conceived to encourage greater involvement from a wider range of people. Set against such claims, while addressing significant gaps in the evidence, this paper provides a critical review of participation in neighbourhood planning, supported by original empirical evidence drawn from case study research. It does so at an interesting time as the community, and/or neighbourhood, appears across political parties as a preferred scalar focus for planning. Challenging Ministers’ assertions, while mirroring past experiments in community planning, participation is found to be modest and partial, concentrated amongst a few, relatively advantaged communities, and relatively advantaged interests within those communities. The paper considers the implications for future planning policy and practice.

Data-Based Decision-Making

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Carter ◽  
Jennifer Stephenson ◽  
Sarah Carlon
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Classroom Use ◽  
Data Based Decision Making

The term data-based decision-making can refer to a wide range of practices from formative classroom use of monitoring in order to improve instruction to system-wide use of “big” data to guide educational policy. Within the context of special education, a primary focus has been on the formative classroom use of data to guide teachers in improving instruction for individual students. For teachers, this typically involves the capacity to (1) determine what data need to be collected to appropriately monitor the skill being taught, (2) collect that data, (3) interpret the data and make appropriate decisions, and (4) implement changes as needed. A number of approaches to such data-based decision-making have evolved, including precision teaching, curriculum-based assessment, and curriculum-based measurement. Evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses indicates instruction incorporating data-based decision-making has positive effects on outcomes for students with special education needs although the size of these effects has been variable. While the extent of the research base is modest, there are indications that some specific factors may be related to this variability. For example, the use of decision-making rules and graphic display of data appears to improve student outcomes and the frequency of data collection may differentially affect improvement. The presence and frequency of support offered to teachers may also be important to student outcomes. There is a need to increase our research base examining data-based decision-making and, more specifically, a need to more clearly define and characterize moderators that contribute to its effectiveness. In addition, there is a case for research on the wider use of data on student outcomes to inform broader policy and practice.

Styles of Career Decision-Making

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Bimrose ◽  
Sally-Anne Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
The Third ◽  
Decision Making Styles

Distinctive styles of client decision-making have emerged from case study research into the effectiveness of career guidance. This paper explores some findings from the third year of a longitudinal study currently underway in England, which relate to the ways clients approach transitionpoints in their careers and make the decisions that move them on. Data analysis reveals four career decision-making styles: evaluative, strategic, aspirational and opportunistic. Overall, it is evident that the choices and decisions made as individuals progress towards longer-term career destinations are multi-dimensional, complex, sometimes being implemented over an extended time frame and not always rational. For practice, implications of these findings include the need for practitioners to place less emphasis on planning for certainty and more tolerance of undecidedness.

scholarly journals REFLECTIVE READING JOURNAL IN TEACHING WRITING

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Yanuarti Apsari
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Journal Writing ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Specific Aspect ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Journal Entries

A number of studies suggested that journal writing is a supportive tool that encourages learners� reflective activity and that reflective thinking skills can be taught and learned. Accordingly, this study investigated the implementation of reflective reading journal in teaching writing as well as the benefits that the students obtained after writing reflective reading journal. This study employed a case study research design which used three data collection including observation, interview and students� texts. The results of the study revealed that reflective reading journal can be used �effectively to improve students� writing skill through several ways. First, the students were required to produce clearly defined paragraphs which include two sections. The first section included referencing data, such as author and title, and a paraphrase of the reading. The second section contained a response to a specific aspect of the reading. Second, the participants of the research were involved in decision making of topics for reading. Third, they wrote reflective reading journal weekly. Fourth, teacher gave feedback to students� journal entries. In addition,the study also showed that there were some benefits, namely development of ideas, improvement of textual coherence, and Improvement of textual cohesion.Keywords: reflective reading journal; writing; benefit; EFL; ELT.

Conclusion

2008 ◽  
pp. 222-239
Author(s):  
Yogesk K. Dwivedi
Keyword(s):  
Case Study Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Study Research ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Uk

This chapter provides a conclusion of the results and discussions of the UK case study research presented in this book. The chapter begins with an overview of this research in the next section. This is followed by the main conclusions drawn from this research. Following this, a discussion of the research contributions and implications of this research in terms of the theory, policy and practice is provided. This is ensued by the research limitations, and a review of the future research directions in the area of broadband diffusion and adoption. Finally, a summary of the chapter is provided.

scholarly journals TACTICAL DECISION MAKING TERKAIT DENGAN KEPUTUSAN SELL OR PROCESS FURTHER PRODUK GYPSUM MENGGUNAKAN PENDEKATAN DIFFERENTIAL ANALYSIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 22-35
Author(s):  
Sigit Pribadi ◽  
Sri Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Phosphate Rock ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Differential Analysis ◽  
P2o5 Content ◽  
Tactical Decision ◽  
Relevant Cost

Gypsum is a by-product of phosphoric acid production, which is a solid waste from the extraction of P2O5 content in phosphate rock. Gypsum can be directly sold as bulk gypsum (split off point) or furtherly processed into purified gypsum. Similarly, purified gypsum can also be furtherly processed into granulated gypsum which has the lowest water and P2O5 content. A differential analysis based on the use of relevant cost data is needed to identify alternatives that provide the greatest benefits to the company, related to alternative decisions to sell gypsum at the split-off point or to process it further. his study aims to develop a differential analysis that is used as a basis for tactical decision making related to the decision to sell gypsum products at the split-off point or to be furtherly processed into purified gypsum and/or granulated gypsum. This study uses a qualitative research approach while the research method used is a case study research method. The result shows that the decision to furtherly process gypsum into purified gypsum and granulated gypsum generates additional profit compared to selling gypsum at the split-off point. The production and sales of granulated gypsum generate the highest profit compared to purified gypsum and bulk gypsum at the split-off point

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