Document Type
Policy Brief
Date of this Version
7-2012
DOI
10.12698/cpre.2012.rb53
Abstract
Given the nearly ubiquitous use of the term "capacity" in education policy discourse, this policy brief offers a common framework for analyzing capacity that educators, policymakers, and researchers alike can apply and understand with consistency. Drawing data from a larger three-year CPRE study of school responses to accountability in Pennsylvania, the authors' goal is not to provide an easy, new, one-sentence definition, but rather to create a shared language that can be applied to research and improvement efforts in schools. To accomplish this, the authors break capacity down into component parts, explaining how each one builds off the next and contributes to theoverall concept.
Recommended Citation
Beaver, Jessica K. and Weinbaum, Elliot H.. (2012). Measuring School Capacity, Maximizing School Improvement. CPRE Policy Briefs.
Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/cpre_policybriefs/41
Date Posted: 29 June 2015
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