Elizabeth Thorne Wallington
Democratizing Data: Mapping for Policy Stakeholders
objectives purposeseducation administrators levels face challenge addressing dreams possibilities public education also addressing realities educational context servea substantial body research demonstrated context variables race socioeconomic status teacher quality financial contexts student behavior impact academic achievement including learning opportunities support literacy development achievement borman dowling 2010 konstatopoulous borman 2011 tate hogrebe 2010research also shown relationships vary geographic location vasan alcantara ruan baker 2015hogrebe tate 2012understanding context variables significant impact literacy achievement significant relationships occur geographically potentially offer opportunity democratization evidence use variety levels administrationthe research provided paper examines relationship context variables literacy achievement geographic variation relationships across state missourithe purpose study examine whether context factors effect middle school literacy achievement whether relationships factors literacy achievement vary across spacemore specifically study demonstrates variables statistically significant correlation literacy achievementin addition study examines relationships geographic variation stationaritystationarity refers idea relationships stable across geographic areain contrast nonstationarity indicates relationships vary geography fotheringham brunsdon charlton 2002therefore relationships studied examined using geographic weighted regression gwr results mapped across state missouri show geographic variationthe identification statistically significant relationships geographic variance provides insights school composition factors matter specific districtby identifying relationships locations new opportunities created use understand databecause research demonstrates context viewed using gwr multiple levels shows capacity technique used multiple levels educational administrationthe use maps makes research particularly accessible wide variety administrators stakeholdersperspectives literacy recognized fundamental importance society degree recent lawsuits even claimed access literacy development human right fortin 2018lteracy achievement continues major focus public policy federal state levelsat federal level emphasis largely assessment achievement reauthorization elementary secondary education act continuing establish literacy targets us department education 2012while efficacy policies contentiously debated significance federal policy underscores governments recognition importance literacy presidential debate 2016