Instruction, Capacity, and Improvement: CPRE Research Report on School Reform

A CPRE Research Report (RR-43) authored by David K. Cohen and Deborah Loewenberg Ball, reviewing thousands of school improvement efforts since World War II. The report analyzes why few interventions have had sustained effects on instruction, particularly in high-poverty settings. It was published by the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) and is hosted on the University of Pennsylvania's ScholarlyCommons repository.

Use Cases

• Literature review on school improvement research based on the report's synthesis of three decades of findings.
• Analysis of systemic constraints on educational reform based on the described complexity of schools as social organizations.
• Studying intervention design for high-poverty schools based on the report's discussion of recruitment and student needs.
• Policy analysis on building instructional capacity based on the report's central theme and recommendations.

Strengths

• Report is part of the CPRE Research Report Series (RR-43), indicating a formal publication structure.
• Authored by established researchers David K. Cohen and Deborah Loewenberg Ball.
• Draws from a review of thousands of school improvement efforts and three decades of research.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE), University of Pennsylvania's ScholarlyCommons repository.

Collection Method

Research report synthesizing existing literature and professional experience.

Time Range

Covers research and efforts from post-World War II era to the report's publication date.