Search Results - "Torres, Chris"

Causal Stories and Problem Definitions: How Policymakers and Superintendents Frame School Turnaround by Torres, A. Chris

“…This study uses framing theory and the concept of causal stories to examine beliefs about causes and solutions to improving chronically low-performing schools…”
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Principals or Agents? How State Education Agencies Build Trust to Balance Support and Accountability in Turnaround Policy Implementation by Torres, A. Chris

“…In recent years, policymakers and scholars argued that state education agencies (SEAs) should move away from simply acting as compliance monitors and take on…”
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If They Come Here, Will They Fit? A Case Study of an Urban No-Excuses Charter Management Organization’s Teacher Hiring Process by Torres, A. Chris

“…This case study of one “no-excuses” charter management organization (CMO) uses teacher surveys and interviews with principals, central office staff, and…”
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A multi-locus inference of the evolutionary diversification of extant flamingos (Phoenicopteridae) by Torres, Chris R, Ogawa, Lisa M, Gillingham, Mark A F, Ferrari, Brittney, van Tuinen, Marcel

“…Modern flamingos (Phoenicopteridae) occupy a highly specialized ecology unique among birds and represent a potentially powerful model system for informing the…”
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“Are we architects or construction workers?” Re-examining teacher autonomy and turnover in charter schools by Torres, A. Chris

“…Charter school teachers nationwide expressed greater autonomy compared to traditional public school teachers at the turn of the century. But is this trend…”
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Compliance, Chaos, or Coherence? How Superintendents, Districts, and Schools Craft Coherence From School Turnaround Policy by Torres, A. Chris, Frost Waldron, Sandy, Burns, Jason

“…This mixed-method study examines Michigan’s Partnership policy for school turnaround, which positions the district and superintendents as key policy…”
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Shared Leadership for Learning in Denver’s Portfolio Management Model by Torres, A. Chris, Bulkley, Katrina, Kim, Taeyeon

“…Purpose: This study examines how district governance and different school contexts in Denver’s portfolio management model affect shared leadership for…”
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New cranial material of the earliest filter feeding flamingo Harrisonavis croizeti (Aves, Phoenicopteridae) informs the evolution of the highly specialized filter feeding apparatus by Torres, Chris R, De Pietri, Vanesa L, Louchart, Antoine, van Tuinen, Marcel

“…The Oligo-Miocene flamingo Harrisonavis croizeti represents an intermediate form between the highly specialized extant flamingo cranial morphology and the more…”
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The New Professionalism? Charter Teachers’ Experiences and Qualities of the Teaching Profession by Torres, A. Chris, Weiner, Jennie

“…While teacher professionalism remains a contested topic, scholars increasingly acknowledge the field has entered a “new professionalism” wherein its parameters…”
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Are resources and demands from accountability policies productive? How leaders build district capacity in response to school turnaround policy by Torres, A. Chris

“…PurposeAs school districts evolve in their ability to actively support schools and educators, they must simultaneously contend with external policies that…”
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Is This Work Sustainable? Teacher Turnover and Perceptions of Workload in Charter Management Organizations by Torres, A. Chris

“…An unsustainable workload is considered the primary cause of teacher turnover at Charter Management Organizations (CMOs), yet most reports provide anecdotal…”
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Mechanical properties of catalyst coated membranes for fuel cells by Goulet, Marc-Antoni, Khorasany, Ramin M.H., De Torres, Chris, Lauritzen, Mike, Kjeang, Erik, Wang, G. Gary, Rajapakse, Nimal

“…The change in mechanical properties of a catalyst coated membrane (CCM) as a function of humidity and temperature is investigated and compared to that of a…”
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Push, Pull, Tap and Switch: Understanding the Career Decisions of Charter School Leaders by Torres, A. Chris

“…Most research focuses on principal mobility generally, but little assesses charter leadership specifically. This exploratory study examines how leaders in…”
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Learning to lead in externally managed and standalone charter schools: how principals perceive their preparation and support by Torres, A. Chris, Bulkley, Katrina, McCotter, Suzanne

“…As charters and other autonomous schools grow to serve larger percentages of students both nationally and internationally, it is becoming increasingly…”
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Solvent Mediated Interactions on Alkene Epoxidations in Ti-MFI: Effects of Solvent Identity and Silanol Density by Torres, Chris, Potts, David S., Flaherty, David W.

“…Selective alkene oxidation rates within zeolite pores reflect differences in contributions from thermodynamic nonidealities introduced by noncovalent…”
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Layered self-pillared zeolites convert polyethylene to gasoline by Torres, Chris, Rorrer, Julie E.

“…State-of-the-art plastic deconstruction technologies typically require noble metals, consume hydrogen gas, and generate waste methane. Now it has been shown…”
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Solvent stabilization of alkene epoxidation transition states within Ti-MFI: Interactions near and far from active sites by Torres, Chris, Kwon, Ohsung, Potts, David S., Flaherty, David W.

“…[Display omitted] •Kinetics for alkene epoxidation depend upon silanol density and solvent composition.•Spectroscopy and calorimetry reveal intrapore solvent…”
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Transition state stabilization depends on solvent identity, pore size, and hydrophilicity for epoxidations in zeolites by Tan, Jun Zhi, Bregante, Daniel T., Torres, Chris, Flaherty, David W.

“…[Display omitted] •Hydrophilic Ti-zeolite gives higher epoxidation rates than their hydrophobic counterparts.•Rate expressions and identity of reactive…”
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Teacher Efficacy and Disciplinary Expectations in Charter Schools: Understanding the Link to Teachers' Career Decisions by Torres, A. Chris

“…Much scholarly work describes a culture of low expectations in low-income, urban schools, the challenges these teachers face managing student behavior, and why…”
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Engineering intraporous solvent environments: effects of aqueous-organic solvent mixtures on competition between zeolite-catalyzed epoxidation and HO decomposition pathways by Potts, David S, Torres, Chris, Kwon, Ohsung, Flaherty, David W

“…Solvent molecules alter the free energies of liquid phase species and adsorbed intermediates during catalytic reactions, thereby impacting rates and…”
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