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Studies of Education Reform

Education Reforms and
Students At Risk:
Findings and
Recommendations

Volume 1

October 1996

Table of Contents

Title Page
Preface
Acknowledgments

• List of Study Products
  • Books and Monographs
  • Articles and Commissioned Papers
• Executive Summary
  • Community in Schools
  • Schools as High-Reliability Organizations
  • Resources Required to Implement Reforms
  • Implications for Policy and Practice
  • Implications for Needed Research
• Summary of Literature Review
  • An Historical Overview
  • Student Background
  • School Environment
  • Interactions of Risk and Resources
  • Student Performance
  • Compensatory Education
  • Current Tensions
  • Emerging Strategies
• Study Aims and Study Questions
  • Study Aims
  • Study Questions
    • Design
    • Implementation
    • Impact
    • Raising Academic Standards
    • Enhancing the Learning Climate of Schools and Out-of-School Environments
    • Promoting Student Engagement Through Dropout Prevention and Second-Chance Programs
  • Case Study Summaries
    • Model Sites
    • Replicate Sites
• Cross-Site Analysis
  • Program Overview
    • Programs
    • Schools and Participants
    • Expenses and Resources
    • Community Context
  • Schools as Learning Communities
  • Schools as High-Reliability Organizations
    • Mission
    • Management Structure and Resource Management
    • Professionalism
  • Discussion
    • Shared Vision, Purpose, and Values
    • Incorporation of Diversity
    • Communication and Participation
    • Caring, Trust, and Teamwork
    • Respect and Recognition
  • Conclusion
• Assessment of the Outcomes of Reforms
• Assessment of the Resources Required to Implement Reforms
  • Monetary Resources
    • Inside Dollars
    • Outside Dollars
  • People/Personnel Resources
    • Believing Principal
    • Trained Teachers
    • Paid Aides
    • Parent/Adult Volunteers
    • Community Volunteers (including worksite mentors)
    • Staff Time
    • Reform-Tested Advisors
    • New Teacher "Pipeline"
  • Material Resources
    • Reform-Related Instructional Materials
    • (Other) Instructional Materials
    • Computers and Other Instruction-Related Equipment
    • Campus Facilities
  • Political Resources
    • University Affiliation
    • Private-Sector Affiliation
• Implications for Policy and Practice
  • Set Clear and Agreed-Upon Goals and Objectives -- at the National, State, and School Levels
  • Align Federal, State, and Local Educational Programs to Serve Students
  • Maintain External Sources of Support for Schoolwide Programs (e. g., Title I)
  • Upgrade Teacher Training and Staff Development Programs
  • Foster the Development of Sense of Community Among Students and Staff
• Implications for Needed Research
• References

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