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Making The Grade : The Perceived Impact On Florida's A+ Plan On The Learning Environment Of One Elementary School, Robin L. Behrman
Making The Grade : The Perceived Impact On Florida's A+ Plan On The Learning Environment Of One Elementary School, Robin L. Behrman
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The purpose of this study was to ascertain the perceptions of educators at one elementary school regarding the changes in the teaching and learning environment and their related effects following the implementation of Florida's A+ high-stakes accountability system. This study also assessed whether these changes were identified by participants as meaningful and enduring, in terms of the definition by Lieberman and Miller (1999). Twenty-one educators, including 17 teachers and four administrators, at Blue Ribbon Elementary school were interviewed. Data were inductively coded and categorized into four major themes: (a) teaching and learning environment consistency, (b) changes in the teaching and …