Authentic achievement : restructuring schools for intellectual quality / Fred M. Newmann and associates.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Newmann, Fred M.

Series:

Jossey-Bass education series

The Jossey-Bass education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

United States.

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

School supervision--United States.

School supervision.

Physical Description:

xv, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, [1996]

Summary:

This new book presents the findings of a five-year, federally funded study that examined the connection between school restructuring and student achievement. Investigating twenty-four elementary and secondary schools from twenty-two districts across the country, the researchers found that restructuring efforts fail when there is too much focus on structure and technique and not enough attention paid to the intellectual quality of student and teacher work and to the vitality of the school community. Using a wealth of examples, the authors provide a vivid picture of the conditions under which innovations in a school's organization contribute to student achievement - extending learning beyond rote memorization of isolated facts to thinking, disciplined understanding, and complex communication. Standards for achieving student intellectual quality are recommended, and evidence is provided that teaching consistent with these standards greatly contributes to student achievement. The results and recommendations offer teachers, administrators, and policymakers an important mid-course correction in the process of school restructuring.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-348) and index.

ISBN:

0787903205

OCLC:

35033554