A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

U.S Department of Education
Richard W. Riley
Secretary

Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Sharon P. Robinson
Assistant Secretary

Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination
Ronald W. Cartwright
Acting Director

October 1996

The Studies in Education Reform were initiated by the former Office of Research in OERI under the guiding hand of its Acting Director, Joseph C. Conaty, currently the Director of OERI's National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum, and Assessment.

Studies in Education Reform

The 12 studies were commissioned by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) in 1991 and were all completed by fall 1995. Each study comprises three volumes. Volume 1 contains a discussion of the study, case study summaries of the schools or school districts examined, and recommendations. Volume II contains detailed case studies. Volume III is a technical appendix explaining the study's methodology. OERI is publishing all Volumes I as a set. Titles in this series are:

• Systemic Reform
• Early Childhood Reform in Seven Communities
• Education Reform and Students at Risk
• Parent and Community Involvement in Education
• The Uses of Time for Teaching and Learning
• System Reform in the Professionalism of Educators
• Study in Curriculum Reform
• Assessment of Student Performance
• Assessment of School-Based Management
• School Reform and Student Diversity
• Technology and Education Reform
• Study of School-to-Work Initiatives

This study was funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, under contract no. RP 91-172002. The content does not necessarily reflect the views of the Department or any other agency of the U.S. Government.
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