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Title: Restructuring in the Classroom : Teaching, Learning, and School Organization by Richard F. Elmore, Penelope L. Peterson, Sarah J. McCarthey ISBN: 0-7879-0239-X Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $38.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: The book is poorly written.
Comment: The title grasps your eye, however, the book is poorly written for with little concept on what it is to be a teacher in today's classroom. It appears to be written in an over-your-head academic style. The grand review by a previous reviewer must have been written by one of the authors. I'm sorry I wasted my money on this book. My advice is to spend your money on another book.
Rating: 5
Summary: A 'chalk- face' view of restructuring schools
Comment: "Restructuring in the Classroom" documents three schools' attempts to translate the 'big picture' of structural reform into changed pedagogy. Pedagogic change really is the key to effective structural change. It is always legitimate to ask- "How will change X improve students' learning?" Most practitioners will attest, that there is often a dearth of information to support the linkage. The great thing about this book is that it reveals changes, and the process of change, in teacher practice.
The book portrays teachers in a realistic way and readers will be able to relate to the issues, circumstances and pedagogy. The four conclusions that the respected authors draw should be inscribed in stone. One short example will be immediately recognised by educators as a universal truth- " .. the transformation of teaching practice is fundamentally a problem of enhancing individual knowledge and skill, not a problem of organizational structure..."
This is an excellent book for personal, group, school and district level professional development because it gives us rare and yet realistic insights into how our colleagues teach.
Neil MacNeill
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Title: Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement by Richard Dufour, Robert E. Eaker, Robert Baker ISBN: 1879639602 Publisher: National Educational Service Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Leading in a Culture of Change by Michael Fullan ISBN: 0787953954 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 20 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Who's Teaching Your Children: Why the Teacher Crisis Is Worse Than You Think and What Can Be Done About It by Vivian Troen, Katherine C. Boles, Sydney S. Chellen ISBN: 0300097417 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Data Analysis: For Comprehensive Schoolwide Improvement by Victoria L. Bernhardt ISBN: 1883001579 Publisher: Eye on Education Pub. Date: February, 1998 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Human Side of School Change : Reform, Resistance, and the Real-Life Problems of Innovation by Robert Evans ISBN: 0787956112 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 29 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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