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Noteworthy Perspectives on Comprehensive School Reform

 
 
Product Description  

  		This issue of Noteworthy provides guidance to district and school staff in implementing comprehensive school reform.
Authors  McREL (Editor)
Target Audience  Administrators and policymakers
Ways to Use this Product  As a resource for understanding the key ingredients needed to bring about comprehensive change
Key Ideas  
Although all of the pieces of comprehensive school reform may not be new, our understanding of how to pull the pieces together in a way that can change schools for the better is new.

Chapter 1 sets the stage by providing an overview and brief history of comprehensive school reform, describing the purpose of the journal, and the elements of a successful comprehensive school reform program.

Each subsequent chapter discusses one of eight characteristics of a successful comprehensive school reform program:

  • Selecting and Implementing Research-Based Instruction
  • Invigorating Education by Reinventing Staff Development
  • Using Standards to Set Clear Student Goals
  • Visionary Leadership and Support Within the School
  • Bringing the Public Back to Public Schools
  • Evaluating Comprehensive School Reform Initiatives
  • Innovative Approaches to Maximizing Resources
  • Aligning the Components of Comprehensive School Reform
How to Get this Product  Download the PDF file.
APA Citation  Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (Ed.). (1999). Noteworthy perspectives on comprehensive school reform. Aurora, CO: Author.
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