The Accelerated Schools Resource Guide

1. Auflage 1993
ISBN: 978-1-55542-545-6
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 1086 g

"Hopfenberg and Levin provide a pwerful resource for creatingschools grounded in community reflecton, inquiry, and the beliefthat all children can be smart.Here at last is a ?how-to' bookon school reform that helps educators confront the values, beleifs,and politics, as well as the practices, that make changing schoolsso difficult."
-- Jeannie Oaks, professor of education, UCLA

This resource is the first comprehensive guide to the innovativepractices of accelerated schools. It summarizes the lessons learnedby the project staff and the family of over 300 accelerated schoolsworking together during a seven-year period. It is designed to beused by a wide variety of participants for training, discussion,and guidance in the move to transform schools nationwide.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hopfenberg, Wendy S

Levin, Henry M

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue
Introduction: A Guide to the Guide
1. Children in At-Risk Situations
2. What Are Accelerated Schools?
3. Getting Started
4. The Inquiry Process
5. Group Dynamics and Meeting Management
6. Creating Powerful Learning Experiences
7. The What of Powerful Learning: Developing MeaningfulCurricula
8. The How of Powerful Learning: Instructional Innovations andRediscoveries
9. The Context of Powerful Learning: Supportive OrganizationalElements
10. Family and Community Involvement
11. How Will I Know If My School Is Accelerating?
AppAndix: The Inquiry Process: A Notekeeping Device

Über Autor(innen)

WENDY S. HOPFENBERG is the associate director of the National Center for the Accelerated Schools Project at Stanford University. HENRY M. LEVIN is the David Jacks Professor of Higher Education and Economics at Stanford University. He is also director of the National Center for the Accelerated Schools Project.