TY - JOUR
T1 - (Un)Commonly Connected
T2 - A Social Network Analysis of State Standards Resources for English/Language Arts
AU - Hodge, Emily M.
AU - Salloum, Serena J.
AU - Benko, Susanna L.
N1 - Funding Information:
Recall that this sociogram includes CCSS and non-CCSS states. Unsurprisingly, there are two non-CCSS states that are isolated triads—Indiana and South Carolina—that connect only to state organizations and are not otherwise connected to other states and organizations in the network. However, five of seven non-CCSS states— Alaska, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia—are connected to the sociogram. These non-CCSS states are connecting to one or more organizations that are also named by CCSS-adopting states. Some non-CCSS states connect to resources that are clearly CCSS related. For example, Alaska provides a link to the Publisher’s Criteria for the CCSS, which is sponsored by the NGA, CCSSO, Achieve, the Council of Great City Schools, and the National Association of State Boards of Education. Other non-CCSS states are connecting to resources that are not explicitly CCSS related. For example, Nebraska connects to the readingrockets.org website, which is a site sponsored by WETA (the Washington, D.C. public broadcasting station) that contains a variety of general literacy resources. The CCSS states of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, and Oklahoma also link to Reading Rockets.
Funding Information:
analysis, we began by logging each resource in our spreadsheet. We recorded the link itself, the hyperlinked text, the sponsoring organization, and the author of the resource. We coded each resource for any organization listed as its sponsor. Therefore, one resource may have been tied, or connected, to multiple organizations. For example, the Publisher’s Criteria document was sponsored by five organizations: CCSSO, NGA, Achieve, the Council of Great City Schools, and the National Association of State Boards of Education. If an SEA provided a link to the Publisher’s Criteria, that resource received five ties, or connections, in the sociogram.
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© The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - As states continue to implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), state educational agencies (SEAs) are providing professional development and curricular resources to help districts and teachers understand the standards. However, little is known about the resources SEAs endorse, the states and/or organizations sponsoring these resources, and how states and organizations are connected. This study investigates the secondary English/language arts resources provided by 51 SEAs (2,023 resources sponsored by 51 SEAs and 262 intermediary organizations). Social network analysis of states and sponsoring organizations revealed a core-periphery network in which certain states and organizations were frequently named as the sponsors of resources, while other organizations were named as resource sponsors by only one state. SEAs are providing a variety of types of resources, including professional development, curriculum guidelines, articles, and instructional aids. This study offers insight into the most influential actors providing CCSS resources at the state level, as well as how SEAs are supporting instructional capacity through the resources they provide for teachers.
AB - As states continue to implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), state educational agencies (SEAs) are providing professional development and curricular resources to help districts and teachers understand the standards. However, little is known about the resources SEAs endorse, the states and/or organizations sponsoring these resources, and how states and organizations are connected. This study investigates the secondary English/language arts resources provided by 51 SEAs (2,023 resources sponsored by 51 SEAs and 262 intermediary organizations). Social network analysis of states and sponsoring organizations revealed a core-periphery network in which certain states and organizations were frequently named as the sponsors of resources, while other organizations were named as resource sponsors by only one state. SEAs are providing a variety of types of resources, including professional development, curriculum guidelines, articles, and instructional aids. This study offers insight into the most influential actors providing CCSS resources at the state level, as well as how SEAs are supporting instructional capacity through the resources they provide for teachers.
KW - Common Core
KW - curriculum
KW - educational policy
KW - English/language arts
KW - literacy
KW - professional development
KW - social network analysis
KW - state educational agencies
KW - state standards
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85025446319&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/2332858416674901
DO - 10.1177/2332858416674901
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85025446319
SN - 2332-8584
VL - 2
JO - AERA Open
JF - AERA Open
IS - 4
ER -
