Effective partnering for school change : improving early childhood education in urban classrooms / Jie-Qi Chen, Patricia Horsch, with Karen DeMoss and Suzanne L. Wagner ; foreword by Barbara T. Bowman. [print]

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.

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