Schools Within Schools
Subtitle: Possibilities and Pitfalls of High School Reform (The Series on School Reform)
Publisher: Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University; Teachers College Press
Published: December 15, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780807747520
Subjects: Organization & management of education; Secondary schools; Education; Education / Teaching; Aims & Objectives; Secondary; Education / Secondary; Administration; Case studies; High schools; School improvement programs; School size; United States
Description: "How effective is whole-school high school reform, such as the Schools-Within-Schools (SWS) model? What benefits does it have for students and in which areas does it fall short? This book seeks to answer these questions through the compelling stories of five public high schools that have embraced the SWS method. In order to fully understand the effectiveness of such a system, Valerie Lee and Douglas Ready have delved into every aspect of the reform in these settings, including participants' reactions, curriculum structures, governance and leadership, and the allocation of students to the schools. The result is a thoughtful look at the SWS model that considers the benefits and problems of implementation, along with issues of equity and access."--Jacket.