ERIC Number: EJ1263151
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Aug
Pages: 49
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
EISSN: N/A
Institutional Logics in Los Angeles Schools: Do Multiple Models Disrupt the Grammar of Schooling?
Marsh, Julie A.; Allbright, Taylor N.; Bulkley, Katrina E.; Kennedy, Kate E.; Dhaliwal, Tasminda K.
American Journal of Education, v126 n4 p603-651 Aug 2020
The structure of US public education is changing. Rather than exclusive district management of schools with standardized programs, new types of systems have emerged. In the case of "portfolio" systems, advocates argue that choice, performance-based accountability, and autonomy challenge traditional schooling and foster a diversity of options for parents. Yet there is limited empirical evidence on these claims. Our mixed-methods study examines the values and reported practices of schools in Los Angeles. We find limited evidence of variation across schools. Rather, institutional forces appear to be shaping common commitments to academics, whole child support, community, and professionalism, with some fine-grained differences connected to organizational characteristics. Ultimately, this lack of diversity and the complexity of multiple logics do not appear to challenge the idea of a shared "grammar of schooling" across schools. This research advances our understanding of institutional logics in schools and provides implications for policy and future research.
Descriptors: Models, School Organization, Educational Change, School Choice, Performance Based Assessment, Institutional Autonomy, Public Schools, Institutional Characteristics
University of Chicago Press. Journals Division, P.O. Box 37005, Chicago, IL 60637. Tel: 877-705-1878; Tel: 773-753-3347; Fax: 877-705-1879; Fax: 773-753-0811; e-mail: subscriptions@press.uchicago.edu; Web site: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/aje/about
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A