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9780787902391

Restructuring in the Classroom Teaching, Learning, and School Organization

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  • ISBN13:

    9780787902391

  • ISBN10:

    078790239X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1996-04-19
  • Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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Summary

By melding policy analysis and up-close observation, the authors illuminate the really hard issues in improving instruction. This book will shape educational research and reform for many years to come. ?David Tyack, Vida Jacks Professor of Education and History, Stanford University

Author Biography

RICHARD F. ELMORE is professor of education and chairman of programs in administration, planning, and social policy at the Graduate School of Education, Harvard University. PENELOPE L. PETERSON is University Distinguished Professor of Education at Michigan State University and president-elect of the American Educational Research Association. SARAH J. MCCARTHEY is an assistant professor in the department of curriculum and instruction at the University of Texas at Austin.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
The Authors xix
Introduction: The Puzzle of Organization and Practice
1(16)
Part One: Lakeview School
A Principal Leads the Way
17(18)
Teams and Themes
35(16)
Self Esteem and Self Expression
51(17)
Structure and Practice
68(9)
Part Two: Webster Elementary School
The Development of a District's Flagship
77(15)
Active Learning in Mathematics
92(20)
Developing Teams
112(20)
A Model of School Restructuring?
132(9)
Part Three: Northeastern Elementary School
An Alternative School Is Born
141(17)
Reading and Writing
158(26)
Learning Science
184(23)
Fitting Structure to Practice
207(6)
Conclusion: Restructuring Teaching
213(32)
Notes 245(2)
References 247(4)
Index 251

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