The Accelerated Schools Resource Guide

Hopfenberg, Wendy S., Levin, Henry M.

ISBN 10: 1555425453 / ISBN 13: 9781555425456

Published by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 1993

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Accelerated Schools Resource Guide
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555425453
• ISBN 13: 9781555425456
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 2.401 pounds

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Synopsis

"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.

About the Author

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.