TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chen,Jie-Qi
AU  - Horsch,Patricia
TI  - Effective partnering for school change: improving early childhood education in urban classrooms 
T2  - Early childhood education series
AV  - LB1139.H817.E344 2004 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York
PB  - Teachers College Press
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - Illinois
KW  - Chicago
KW  - Education, Urban
KW  - School improvement programs
N1  - 1 (pages 153-160) and index; part 1: The historical context and conceptual framework.  "The worst school system in America" : schol reform in Chicago and the roots of the Schools Project --; The enabling approach : a framework for responsive partnering --; part 2: A tapestry of interventions.  Curriculum and instruction : opening the door to developmentally appropriate practice --; Standardized tests : turning students' scores into a tool for improving skills --; The NAEYC accreditation process : building a strong foundation for teaching and learning --; The responsive classroom approach : a caring, respectful school environment as a context for development --; Brave new world : computers in the classroom --; part 3: Lessons from more than a decade of partnership.  The teachers' perspective : findings from the Schools Project evaluation --; Responsive partnering in context : the factors that shape university-school partnerships; with Ruanda Garth McCullough --; Appendix A. Profiles of the Schools Project team members --; Appendix B. Profiles of the Schools Project partner schools --; Appendix C. Selected survey data from the Schools Project evaluation; 2
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