| Description |
xxvii, 305 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Child by child : the Comer Process for change in education / James P. Comer -- Pt. 1. Improving children's lives / Michael Ben-Avie -- No-fault and accountability / Michael Ben-Avie ... [et al.] -- My grandma and me / Michelle Tyson -- Chicago scenes / Vivian V. Loseth ... [et al.] -- Success speaks many languages / Fred Hernandez -- Shared ownership : parents as partners in education / Jeffie Frazier -- Preregistered for success : the Comer/Zigler Initiative / Barbara M. Stern and Matia Finn-Stevenson -- Why I will succeed and why I must not fail / Erwin John and Iman Jameelah -- I can fly / Christine Emmons, Belinda Carberry, and members of the Isadore Wexler School community -- Making a good school better / Norris M. Haynes, Cheryl McKenzie-Cook, and Wendy Piggot -- Pt. 2. Professional development and consultation : bringing the program on home / Jonathon H. Gillette -- It takes a whole person : professional development in the Yale School Development Program / Jonathon H. Gillette -- Comer facilitator in action / Jan Stocklinski ... [et al.] -- |
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Charting a course for student success : university, school community, and foundation partnerships / Alison J. Harmon, Sherrie B. Joseph, and Wilhelmina S. Quick -- Day I will never forget / Jerrett Claitt -- Making a personal commitment / Vivian V. Loseth ... [et al.] -- Pt. 3. Learning, teaching, and development in SDP school communities / Valerie Maholmes -- Learning, teaching, and development in the Comer classroom / Valerie Maholmes -- Developmental Pathways Study Group / David A. Squires, J. Patrick Howley, and Richard K. Gahr -- And we're both in the same class / Liznell Carter and Makhosazana Ndlovu -- Balanced curriculum : standards and assessments for high performance / David A. Squires and Angelique Arrington -- Getting the most from students : effort and the student-teacher relationship / Fay E. Brown and Darren W. Woodruff -- At first, I aspired to be a garbage man / Kenan Smith ... [et al.] -- Development : prerequisite for learning / Joanne Corbin -- When we all work together, everything is possible / Jerry D. Weast ... [et al.] -- Epilogue. To ask the best of children, we must ask the best of ourselves / Edward T. Joyner. |
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Comer, James P.
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School improvement programs.
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Educational change.
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Child development.
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Community and school.
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Education -- Parent participation.
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Student participation in administration.
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| Added Author |
Comer, James P.
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| ISBN |
0807738689 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0807738697 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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