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Authentic Achievement: Restructuring Schools for Intellectual Quality
Contributor(s): Newmann, Fred M. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0787903205     ISBN-13: 9780787903206
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
OUR PRICE: $50.35  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: October 1996
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Annotation: This new book presents the findings of a five-year, federally funded study that examined the connection between school restructuring and student achievement. Investigating twenty-four elementary and secondary schools from twenty-two districts across the country, the researchers found that restructuring efforts fail when there is too much focus on structure and technique and not enough attention paid to the intellectual quality of student and teacher work and to the vitality of the school community. Using a wealth of examples, the authors provide a vivid picture of the conditions under which innovations in a school's organization contribute to student achievement - extending learning beyond rote memorization of isolated facts to thinking, disciplined understanding, and complex communication. Standards for achieving student intellectual quality are recommended, and evidence is provided that teaching consistent with these standards greatly contributes to student achievement. The results and recommendations offer teachers, administrators, and policymakers an important mid-course correction in the process of school restructuring.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Administration - General
- Education | Standards (incl. Common Core)
- Education | Leadership
Dewey: 371.200
LCCN: 96025324
Series: Jossey-Bass Education
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" L (1.70 lbs) 384 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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This book presents the findings of a five-year, federally funded study that examined the connection between school restructuring and student achievement. Using a wealth of examples, the authors provide a vivid picture of the conditions under which innovations in a school's organization contribute to achievement. They recommend standards for reaching student intellectual quality and offer evidence of how these standards work.
 
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