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The Accelerated Schools Resource Guide
Wendy S. Hopfenberg
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Description for The Accelerated Schools Resource Guide
Paperback. Series: The Jossey-Bass education series. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK; JNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 924.
"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 ... Read more
"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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
The Jossey-Bass education series
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781555425456
SKU
V9781555425456
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About Wendy S. Hopfenberg
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.
Reviews for The Accelerated Schools Resource Guide
"Hopfenberg and Levin provide a powerful resource for creatingschools grounded in community, reflection, inquiry, and the beliefthat all children can be smart. Such schools can move away fromhierarchical, bureaucratic models in which only a few children are"winners" to become equitable and effective learning communitiesfor all. Here, at last, is a "how to" book on school reform thathelps educators confront the ... Read more