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New American Schools' concept of break-the-mold designs : how designs evolved and why

Author: Susan J Bodilly
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2001.
Edition/Format:   Book : Document   Computer File : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Business leaders created New American Schools, a private nonprofit corporation, in 1991 to develop "break-the-mold" designs for schools serving grades K-12. This report documents the significant changes in the designs that have taken place over the initiative's life span and the reasons for those changes. NAS drove some of the changes in its decisions to fund or not to fund specific designs. The designs themselves  Read more...
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Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Computer File, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Susan J Bodilly
ISBN: 0585395187 9780585395180 0833029320 9780833029324
OCLC Number: 45466265
Notes: "MR-1288-NAS."
Description: xxii, 139 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Ch. 1. Introduction --
Ch. 2. Changes in the Portfolio of Teams and NAS's Strategy. Reduction Prior to the Demonstration Phase. Reduction After the Demonstration Phase Before Going to Scale. New Strategy for Scale-Up. Summary and Implications of NAS Portfolio and Strategy Changes --
Ch. 3. Changes to the Theory of Education Inherent in the Designs. Standards. Assessments. Curriculum and Instruction Elements. Student Grouping and Individualized Services. Governance. Community Involvement and Support. Professional Lives of Teachers and Role Changes. NARE as a Counterexample. Implications --
Ch. 4. Development of Implementation Strategies and Supports. The School Matching or Selection Process. Community of Teachers. Assistance to Schools. Maintaining Quality. Implications of the Development of Implementation Strategies --
Ch. 5. Conclusions and Policy Implications. NAS Portfolio and Strategy Changes. Changes to Designs. Development of Implementation Strategies. Implications.
Responsibility: Susan Bodilly.

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Business leaders created New American Schools, a private non-profit corporation, in 1991 to develop "break-the-mould" designs for schools serving grades K-12. This report documents the significant  Read more...

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