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Overview"A ""tale from the trenches"" of educational reform, this book chronicles a year in the life of four teachers as they implement an innovative new program." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nina G. DorschPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9780791435977ISBN 10: 0791435970 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 15 January 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Welcome to Connections: An Introduction 1. A Prologue to the Connections Journey 2. Launching the Connections Odyssey: Spring and Summer, 1993 3. First Day, First Impressions: August 24, 1993 4. Second Impressions: September 14, 1993 5. The Best of Times 7. June 1994: The Odyssey's Epilogue? Appendices Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsA remarkable vignette of an 'anywhere' suburban high school filled with 'everywhere' conflicts and opportunities. High schools are at the top of many reform agendas nationally. Tales of problems associated with the changing role of teachers are legendary, but tales that reflect on these problems and offer readers some lessons to consider are rare. The author's writing style is light and conversational, and yet packed with rich and important descriptive details that bring authenticity to the story. -- Linda Shelor, Center for Leadership in School Reform, Louisville, Kentucky The reader is drawn along with the Connections' teachers on their most interesting journey. Dorsch's writing strategy, portraying the events of individual days as well as a story-like retelling of the best and worst of times, is very novel. Rarely does educational research get framed in so rich a format, where characters and their lives come so vividly to life. It's a real page turner. -- Karen Hunter Quartz, UCLA Graduate School of Education Author InformationNina G. Dorsch is Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Northern Illinois University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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