This category describes the type of process changes that are proposed within the reform. This helps us to understand if there is any pattern in terms of who is being asked to initiate or be involved with reform. Where parallels are evident, they have been documented in order to illuminate other areas of research to explore. This category also illustrates the ways that education is being seen as a seamless web in which changes in one forum might require changes in another. This will help us to better understand how these movements have occurred and perhaps what mechanisms help such movements to grow.
Most reforms require some resources in order to be developed and expanded.
As stated earlier, one of the primary goals of this portion of the project is to enrich the dialogue about reform. One way to assist in this process is to analyze the characteristics different reforms share. This category attempts to summarize whether these different reforms are being assessed in any way. This is important to link to the broader goals of Project 5. Describes the type of assessment taking place at the national and institutional levels related to the reform.