Partnering for progress : Boston University, the Chelsea Public Schools, and urban education reform

For decades, education researchers have understood that school/university partnerships can be beneficial for education reform. K-12 institutions derive benefits from working with professors and university students, and higher education institutions use local schools as sites for teacher training and...

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Other Authors Candal, Cara Stillings (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP, [2009]
SeriesResearch in educational policy.
Subjects
Chelsea Public Schools.
Boston University.
Education, Urban > Massachusetts > Chelsea > Case studies.
Educational change > Massachusetts > Chelsea > Case studies.
College-school cooperation > Massachusetts > Chelsea > Case studies.
elektronické knihy
Case studies.
Education > Urban.
Educational strategies and policy.
Education.
Urban communities.
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806618439
DOI10.1108/978-1-60752-194-5
Physical Description1 online resource (xix, 131 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Cara Stillings Candal
  • How chelsea has changed: A personal reflection / Charles L. Glenn
  • Chapter 1. The origins of the boston university/chelsea partnership / Kevin Carleton
  • Chapter 2. The ironies of accountability / Douglas Sears
  • Chapter 3. The development of planning and control systems for an evolving school district / Monica Baraldi
  • Chapter 4. Every child can learn: Accountability and student achievement in the context of the boston university/chelsea partnership / Cara Stillings Candal
  • Chapter 5. The impact of student mobility on academic achievement: Lessons learned in the time of the boston university/chelsea public schools partnership / Mary M. Bourque
  • Chapter 6. Networking for the turnaround of a school district: The boston university/chelsea partnership / Daniele Vidoni and Angelo Paletta
  • Chapter 7. Outreach and the chelsea public school system: From bu to cbos? / Frans Spierings
  • Chapter 8. The chelsea story: Where to from here? / Thomas S. Kingston
  • About the contributors.

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