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OverviewBuilding on many years' research on class size and student outcomes in the early primary grades of America's public schools, the author advocates class size reduction for increased student achievement on the early years. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles M. AchillesPublisher: SAGE Publications Inc Imprint: Corwin Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.420kg ISBN: 9780803968066ISBN 10: 080396806 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 25 May 1999 Recommended Age: From 0 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsGetting Class Size Right Recent Antecedents of Interest Class-Size Interest The Need to Observe Teaching What Happens in Various-Sized Classes? Lessons Learned from Small Classes Small Classes Provide Benefits for Students Teaching in Small Classes Incentive and Reform Public Perception and Professional Practice Needed World-Class Ingenuity Class Size Does MatterReviewsAchilles undertakes three basic tasks: he presents the considerable research done in the US on class size and student outcomes, tracks educators' and public policy makers' interest in implementing these research findings, and analyzes the case for school improvement through use of small classes. Achilles never places his position above detractors' and thus encourages the reader's individual decision making. -- P. M. Socoski, University of Florida CHOICE, 2000 Achilles undertakes three basic tasks: he presents the considerable research done in the US on class size and student outcomes, tracks educators' and public policy makers' interest in implementing these research findings, and analyzes the case for school improvement through use of small classes. Achilles never places his position above detractors' and thus encourages the reader's individual decision making. -- P. M. Socoski, University of Florida CHOICE, 2000 Achilles undertakes three basic tasks: he presents the considerable research done in the US on class size and student outcomes, tracks educators, and public policy makers, interest in implementing these research findings, and analyzes the case for school improvement through use of small classes. Achilles never places his position above detractors, and thus encourages the reader,s individual decision making. -- P. M. Socoski, University of Florida CHOICE, 2000 Author InformationCharles M. Achilles is Professor of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Eastern Michigan University (EMU). He received his doctorate in Educational Administration from the University of Rochester and worked briefly at the (former) U.S. Office of Education, for 21 years at the Bureau of Educational Research and Service, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for 6 years at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and since 1994 at EMU. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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