Title: Waiting for a miracle : why schools can't solve our problems--and how we can /
Authors: Comer, James P.
Publisher: Dutton,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Child rearing United States; Child development United States; Community and school United States.; Educational change United States; Public schools United States
Abstract: In recent years, great pressure has been placed upon our beleaguered educational system to help solve our nation's growing social and economic problems. It is the contention of this provocative book by James P. Comer, M.D. - director of the Yale University Child Study Center School Development Program - that the deteriorated state of America's public schools is a reflection of problems at our cultural core that must be addressed simultaneously with school change.
Contents: Perspectives. My view ; My window ; My work -- Winners and loosers. Three networks and a baby ; Rising tides and tied boats -- Win-win. Participation and belonging ; Schools and the American future ; The good society -- Epilogue.