Partner Schools Centers for Educational Renewal

by Osguthorpe, Russell T.; Harris, R. Carl; Harris, Melanie Fox; Black, Sharon

• ISBN13: 9780787900656
• ISBN10: 0787900656
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-03-30
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Diverse contributors offer an inside look at promising school-university partnerships across the country and discuss the principles and benefits of such programs in promoting educational innovation.

Author Biography

RUSSELL T. OSGUTHORPE is a professor at Brigham Young University, which collaborates in the oldest functioning university-school partnership in the country. R. CARL HARRIS is a professor at Brigham Young University, which collaborates in the oldest functioning university-school partnership in the country. MELANIE FOX HARRIS is a teacher at a collaborating school in the local Nebo School District. The volume editors and contributors are all participants in the National Network of Educational Renewal, an organization that promotes school-university partnerships. SHARON BLACK is a professor at Brigham Young University, which collaborates in the oldest functioning university-school partnership in the country.

Table of Contents

Foreword

1. Introduction: Understanding School-University Partnerships(Russell T. Osguthorpe, R. Carl Harris, Sharon Black, Beverly R. Cutler, Melanie Fox Harris)

Part One: The Goals of Partner Schools

2. Improving Student Learning(Walter H. Kimball, Susan Swap, Patricia A. LaRosa, Thomas Howick)

3. Strengthening Teacher Education(Michael L. Barnhart, Donna J. Cole, Stevenson T. Hansell, Bonnie K. Mathies, William E. Smith, Sharon Black)

4. Promoting Professional Development(Robert A. Pines, Lourdes Z. Mitchel, Nicholas Michelli)

5. Supporting Collaborative Inquiry(Francis P. Hunkins, Donna L. Wiseman, Richard C. Williams)

Part Two: Developing and Implementing Partnerships

6. Launching and Sustaining a Partner School(R. Carl Harris, Melanie Fox Harris)

7. Initiating District-Wide Change(Monica M. Beglau, Kolene F. Granger)

8. Promoting Statewide Collaboration(Barbara Gottesman, Patricia Graham, Carol Nogy)

9. Building Links with Families and Communities(Hal Lawson, Randy Flora, Sally Lloyd, Katherine Briar, James Ziegler, Jan Kettlewell)

10. Evaluating Partner Schools(Richard W. Clark)

11. Conclusion: The Promise of Partner Schools(Russell T. Osguthorpe, R. Carl Harris, Sharon Black, Melanie Fox Harris)