School innovation in district context: Comparing traditional public schools and charter schools

Preston, Courtney; Goldring, Ellen; Berends, Mark; Cannata, Marisa

doi:10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.07.016

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“…While family background and student ability are important factors, variations in school operations are also believed to play a significant role in determining student outcomes. For instance, a recent study found charter schools were more efficient than traditional schools but also displayed a wider variance between best practice and average performance (Preston, Goldring, Berends, & Cannata, 2012). This is not surprising given the relative novelty of the charter form in the educational arena.…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Orientationmentioning

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“…Pearce et al (2010) describe innovativeness as "an organization's willingness to support new ideas, novelty, and experimentation, and to depart from existing technologies and practices" (p. 225).There is no doubt that advocates of school choice expect increased competition to spur innovation and improve outcomes (Peterson, 2010). Other scholars have warned that choice and competition may lead either to conformity (Lubienski, 2003) or needless innovation for innovation's sake that might actually suppress performance (Preston, et al, 2012). Nevertheless, school choice initiatives have been developed with the belief that innovation can positively affect performance.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Entrepreneurial orientation in public schools: The view from new jersey

Phelan

Johnson

Semrau

2013

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

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W e utilize a sample of New Jersey schools to explore the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and school performance.The results indicate a significant relationship between several dimensions of EO and performance after controlling for a number of relevant variables. Charter schools were found to have higher EO than traditional schools. The implications of these findings for education and entrepreneurship research are discussed.

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Section: Entrepreneurial Orientationmentioning

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Entrepreneurial orientation in public schools: The view from new jersey

Phelan

Johnson

Semrau

2013

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

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“…In theory, charter schools should be free from many of the regulations that are applicable to other public schools to foster innovation (Chubb and Moe ; Lubienski ; Preston et al. ; Wohlstetter et al. ).…”

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“…Lubienski ; Preston et al. ). Nevertheless, two theoretical perspectives underpinning the charter school literature may be helpful to explain the lack of public sector innovation.…”

Section: School Autonomymentioning

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“…First, market theory argues that competition between schools will create the incentives needed for a diverse range of offerings, and motivate schools to be more responsive and innovative to cater for students’ needs (Preston et al. ). This perspective is analogous to the existing public‐private model: incentivising innovation by making the public sector function more like a private market.…”

Section: School Autonomymentioning

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Regulatory Constraints on Public Sector Innovation: A Case Study on Queensland's Independent Public School Program

Lane

2018

Aust J Public Adm

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Innovation is essential to the improvement of public sector services, yet restrictive regulations may constrain this process. This paper draws on the school autonomy literature to advance our understanding of the effect of regulatory constraints on public sector innovation, using Queensland's Independent Public Schools (IPS) program as a case study and example of regulatory change. The IPS program commenced operation in 2013. Schools are accepted into the program through an expression of interest application. Application forms require individual schools to outline the 'innovative educational programs or practices' the school will be able to implement if it is accepted as an IPS (Innovation Question). A textual content analysis was undertaken of the Innovation Question for a total of 127 successful applications in the 2013, 2014 and 2015 rounds. Coding was developed based on the Schumpeterian forms of innovation. Overall the results show that the Queensland IPS initiative will foster innovation according to principal's perceptions about the innovative practices that they will be able to implement as an IPS. The paper finds that the current centralised service delivery model is constraining innovation with respect to staffing flexibility, school partnerships, leasing and licensing of facilities and in managing school buildings, facilities and infrastructure.

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Publicly Funded Charter Schools with Religious Ties

Hamlin

2018

The Wiley Handbook of Christianity and Education

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School innovation in district context: Comparing traditional public schools and charter schools

Cited by 80 publications

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Entrepreneurial orientation in public schools: The view from new jersey

Entrepreneurial orientation in public schools: The view from new jersey

Regulatory Constraints on Public Sector Innovation: A Case Study on Queensland's Independent Public School Program

Publicly Funded Charter Schools with Religious Ties

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