Schools of Hope: Developing Mind and Character in Today's Youth (Jossey Bass Education Series)

A significant contribution to educational reform literature. It offers an insightful, research-based analysis of the problems in education and a compelling vision for change. Schools of Hope will stand with the best works of Ernest Boyer, Ted Sizer, and John Goodlad.

?Gary M. Doyle, deputy superintAndent, Bloomfield Hills Schools

Schools of Hope proposes specific principles for creating classrooms that educate both the minds and hearts of today's students, teaching them to be reflective and self-educating.

DOUGLAS H. HEATH is professor emeritus in the Psychology Department at Haverford College. He is the author of seven books, including Fulfilling Lives (1991), Growing Up in College, Humanizing Schools, and Maturity and Competence: A Transcultural View.