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Fallacies in education : why schools are mired in mediocrity / Randy K. Trani and Robert K. Irvine.
Van Pelt Library LA217.2 .T727 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trani, Randy K. (Randy Keith), 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational change--United States.
- Educational change.
- United States.
- Public schools--United States.
- Public schools.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 227 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2010]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction 1
- Chapter 2 Common Knowledge That Gets in the Way of Excellence 5
- Chapter 3 Six Secrets to Creating an Excellent School 31
- Chapter 4 School Size and Excellence: Is Bigger More Efficient? Or, Commonly Held Beliefs about the Benefits of Big Schools 51
- Chapter 5 Configuring Instruction for Excellence: Continuous-Progress Model Versus Grade Level, Curriculum-Oriented Model 69
- Chapter 6 Middle School: A New Approach Leads to Excellence 87
- Chapter 7 High School: Excellence in the Spotlight 113
- Chapter 8 Creating and Maintaining a Culture of Excellence 129
- Chapter 9 Tailor School, Schedules, and Approaches to the Local Community 141
- Chapter 10 Funding Excellent Schools 151
- Chapter 11 Preventing-Excellence: Bandaging Self-Inflicted Wounds 167
- Chapter 12 The Future and Thoughts on Trends Toward and Away from Excellence 191
- Chapter 13 How to Create an Excellent School if You Are a: Parent, Teacher, Student, Administrator, or School Board Member 197
- Chapter 14 Pathway to Excellence: Next Steps and Conclusions 207.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781607094678
- 1607094673
- 9781607094685
- 1607094681
- 9781607094692
- 160709469X
- OCLC:
- 429475634
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