The Accelerated Schools Resource Guide

Levin, Henry M., Hopfenberg, Wendy S.

"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.

EAN

9781555425456

Publisher

Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.

Published

15 October 1993

Pages

400