Authentic Achievement Restructuring Schools for Intellectual Quality

by Newmann, Fred M.

• ISBN13: 9780787903206
• ISBN10: 0787903205
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-10-29
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

This book presents the findings of a five-year, federally funded study that examined the connection between school restructuring and student achievement. Using a wealth of examples, the authors provide a vivid picture of the conditions under which innovations in a school's organization contribute to achievement. They recommend standards for reaching student intellectual quality and offer evidence of how these standards work.

Author Biography

FRED M. NEWMANN is professor of curriculum and instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is former director of the National Center on Effective Secondary Schools and of the Center on Organization and Restructuring of Schools.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits	xi
Preface	xiii
Introduction: The School Restructuring Study	1	(16)
Fred M. Newmann
Part One: Authentic Achievement	17	(58)
Standards for Authentic Achievement and Pedagogy	21	(28)
Gary G. Wehlage
Fred M. Newmann
Walter G. Secada
Does Authentic Pedagogy Increase Student Achievement?	49	(26)
Helen M. Marks
Fred M. Newmann
Adam Gamoran
Part Two: Portraits of Restructuring Schools	75	(84)
Careen and Lamar Elementary Schools	77	(27)
Kenneth B. Doane
Red Lake and Okanagon Middle Schools	104	(26)
Kenneth B. Doane
Cibola and Island High Schools	130	(29)
Kenneth B. Doane
Part Three: Foundations for Successful Restructuring	159	(46)
Intellectual Quality	161	(18)
Fred M. Newmann
M. Bruce King
Walter G. Secada
Schoolwide Professional Community	179	(26)
Karen Seashore Louis
Sharon D. Kruse
Helen M. Marks
Part Four: The Interplay of School Culture and Structure	205	(81)
Support for Student Achievement	209	(19)
Helen M. Marks
Kenneth B. Doane
Walter G. Secada
Pathways to Equity	228	(17)
Walter G. Secada
Adam Gamoran
Matthew G. Weinstein
Participatory Decision Making	245	(19)
M. Bruce King
Karen Seashore Louis
Helen M. Marks
Kent D. Peterson
Support from External Agencies	264	(22)
Gary G. Wehlage
Eric Osthoff
Andrew C. Porter
Conclusion: Restructuring for Authentic Student Achievement	286	(16)
Fred M. Newmann
Gary G. Wehlage
Appendix A: Design of the School Restructuring Study	302	(19)
Appendix B: Features of the SRS Schools	321	(13)
Appendix C: SRS Researchers, Support Staff, and National Advisory Panel	334	(3)
References	337	(12)
About the Authors	349	(4)
Index	353