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VUE Number 8, Summer 2005

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Achieve Inc. and National Governors Association. 2005. An Action Agenda for Improving America's High Schools. Washington, DC, National Education Summit on High Schools (February).
> Summary and pdf


Annenberg Institute for School Reform. 2004. Professional Development Strategies That Improve Instruction: Professional Learning Communities. Providence, RI: Brown University, AISR.
> More information (2 piece set)
> Download pdf [16 pages, 632 KB]


Arnstein, S. R. 1969. "A Ladder of Citizen Participation," Journal of the American Institute of Planners 35: 216-24.


Austin Voices for Education and Youth. n.d. "Who We Are," Austin Voices for Education and Youth.
> Web site home page


Belenardo, S. J. 2001. "Practices and Conditions That Lead to a Sense of Community in Middle Schools," NASSP Bulletin 85, no. 627.
> Access archives with login


Berman, S. 2003. "Practicing Democracy in High School," Educational Leadership 61, no. 1 (September).
> Read the abstract, buy the article


Blau, P., and W. R. Scott. 1962. Formal Organizations: A Comparative Approach. New York: John Wiley.


Blum, R.W., and H. P. Libbey, eds. 2004. "School Connectedness: Strengthening Health and Education Outcomes for Teenagers." Special issue, Journal of School Health 74, no. 7:229-99 (September).
> Download pdf [76 pgs., 1.7 MB]


Cambridge Public School District. n.d. "Survey Finds Families Very Pleased with Cambridge Public Schools," News Story, Cambridge Public School District.
> Read news story


Cotton, K. 1996. Affective and Social Benefits of Small-Scale Schooling. ERICDigest, ED401088. Charleston,WV: Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools.
> Article online


Eccles, J., and B. Barber. 1999. "Student Council, Volunteering, Basketball, or Marching Band: What Kind of Extracurricular Involvement Matters?" Journal of Adolescent Research 14, no. 1:10-43.
> Abstract and pdf


Elmore, R. 2005. School Reform from the Inside Out: Policy, Practice, and Performance. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.


Forum for Youth Investment. 2005. Youth Engagement in Education Change: Working Definitions and Lessons from the Field. Washington, DC: Forum for Youth Investment and Impact Strategies.
> Download pdf [4 pgs., 101 KB]


Fredericks, J. A., P. Blumenfeld, and A. H. Paris. 2004. "School Engagement: Potential of the Concept, State of the Evidence," Review of Educational Research 74, no. 1 (Spring).


Gardner, H. 1993. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, 10th anniversary edition. New York: Basic Books.
> Table of contents, description, reviews, ordering


Gates, B. 2005. Speech at the National Education Summit on High Schools, Washington, DC (February 25).
> Read remarks, watch video


Grossman, A., J. P. Honan, and C. King. 2004. Learning to Manage with Data in Duval County Public Schools: Lake Shore Middle School. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Graduate School of Business.
> Description and ordering


Hart, R. A. 1992. Children's Participation: From Tokenism to Citizenship. Florence, Italy: UNICEF International Child Development Center.


Hess, F. M., and C. E. Finn, eds. 2004. Leaving No Child Behind? Options for Kids in Failing Schools. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
> Description, reviews, table of contents, ordering


Hudson High School. n.d. "Governance," Hudson High School
> School governance web page


Kolb, D. A. 1984. Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
> Description and ordering


Kretzmann, J. P., & McKnight, J. L. 1993. Building Community from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets. Evanston, IL: Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research, Northwestern University.
> Description, introduction and ordering


Lesko,W. S. 2001. Mega-Planner Toolkit. Kensington, MD: Youth Activism Project.
> Description and ordering


McNeal, R. B., Jr. 1995. "Extracurricular Activities and High School Dropouts," Sociology of Education, 68:62-81 (January).


Messick. S. 1976. Individuality in Learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.


Michel, S. 2004. "High School Class Encourages Local Voting: Students Push Bond Issue to Increase Development Funds," Daily Texan (September 7).
> Read article


Moll, L. C., C. Amanti, D. Neff, and N. Gonzalez. 1992. "Funds of Knowledge for Teaching: Using a Qualitative Approach to Connect Homes and Classrooms," Theory into Practice 31, no. 2:132-141.


Murnane, R., and F. Levy. 1996. Teaching the New Basic Skills. New York: New Press.


Myatt, L. 2005. "Nine Friction Points in Moving to Smaller School Units," Education Week 24, no. 30:34, 36-37 (April 6).
> Article online (free registration required)


National Governors Association. 2005. "Governors Seek Input from 10,000 High School Students." Press release. Rate Your Future Web site
> News release


Ravitch,D. 2005. "Failing the Wrong Grades," New York Times (March 15).
> Abstract and ordering


Reville, S. P. 2001. "Multiple Measures," Education Week 21, no. 11:52 (November 14).
> Article online (free registration required)


Rothman, R. 2005. "No Adolescent Left Behind?" Harvard Education Letter 21, no. 3 (May/June).
> Abstract and ordering


Rubin, B. C., and E. M. Silva. 2003. Critical Voices in School Reform: Students Living Through Change. New York: Routledge Falmer.


Schwartz, R. 2004. "Multiple Pathways – and How to Get There." In Double the Numbers: Increasing Postsecondary Credentials for Underrepresented Youth, edited by R. Kazis, J. Vargas, and N. Hoffman, pp. 21-34. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Graduate School of Education.


Sergiovanni, T. J. 1994. Building Community in Schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
> Description, table of contents, ordering


Steinberg, A., and L. Allen. 2002. From Large to Small: Strategies for Personalizing the High School. Boston: Jobs for the Future.
> Summary and pdf


Stern,D., and J. Y.Wing. 2004. "Is There Solid Evidence of Positive Effects for High School Students?" In Using Rigorous Evidence to Improve Policy and Practice: Colloquium Report. New York: MDRC.


Stevenson, H., and J. Stigler. 1992. The Learning Gap: Why Our Schools Are Failing and What We Can Learn from Japanese and Chinese Education. New York: Summit Books.


Wasley, P. A., M. Fine, M. Gladden, N. E. Holland, S. P. King, E. Mosak, and L. C. Powell. 2000. Small Schools, Great Strides: A Study of New Small Schools in Chicago. New York: Bank Street College of Education.
> Download pdf [89 pgs., 1.2 MB]


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