The dimensions of time and the challenge of school reform

Author(s)

• Gandara, Patricia C.

Bibliographic Information

The dimensions of time and the challenge of school reform

edited by Patricia Gándara

（SUNY series, restructuring and school change）

State University of New York Press, c2000

• :hc
• :pb

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

As the education reform movement matures into its second decade, it is clear that many promising efforts have fallen short in their attempts to create real school change. One reason for this is that the process of school reform is much more complex than most reformers realized or were willing to acknowledge. The Dimensions of Time and the Challenge of School Reform points to another problem—the problem of time—and its role in both the success and failure of school reform efforts. The importance of understanding the role that time plays in both learning and instruction and finding ways to provide time for teachers grappling with change and students learning to accommodate a new language and culture are important themes in this book. This book is directed to policymakers and practitioners as well as to academics in that it combines theory with the "real world" experiences of many who have been active in the school reform movement and who have learned, through trial and error, how to think about time in innovative ways. [Contributors include Lorin Anderson, Judy Fish, Patricia Gándara, Anne Jaramillo, Carolyn Kneese, John Lofty, Catherine Minicucci, Audrey Noble, Laurie Olsen, Allan Pitman, Susanna Purnell, Robert Reichardt, Thomas Romberg, Mary Lee Smith, and Jon Wagner.]

Table of Contents

Introduction Patricia Gándara Part I Conceptualizing Time and School Reform Chapter 1 Time, Learning, and School Reform: A Conceptual Framework Lorin W. Anderson Part II Time As the Content of School Reform Chapter 2 Time and Resources: The Early Experience of New American Schools Susanna Purnell And Robert Reichardt Chapter 3 Effective Use of Time in the Education of English Language Learners Catherine Minicucci Chapter 4 Rethinking Time and Teacher Working Conditions Patricia Gándara Chapter 5 Increasing Achievement for Elementary Students Including Those At-Risk, through the Manipulation of Time and the School Calendar Carolyn Kneese Chapter 6 Time: A Barrier to and Impetus for Reform: One District's Journey Judy Fish Part III Time as Process in School Reform Chapter 7 Teachers' Use of Time in a Period of Change Allan Pitman And Thomas Romberg Chapter 8 Representing Time and Studying School Change: Lessons from a Collaborative Field Study Jon Wagner Chapter 9 Time(s) for Educational Reform: The Experience of Two States Audrey J. Noble And Mary Lee Smith Chapter 10 Reforming Time: Timescapes and Rhythms of Learning John Lofty Chapter 11 When Time Is on Our Side: Redesigning Schools to Meet the Needs of Immigrant Students Laurie Olsen And Ann Jaramillo List of Contributors Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA44701822
• ISBN:
  • 0791443574
  • 0791443582
• LCCN: 98052441
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Albany
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 260 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LB3032
  • DC21 : 371.2/42
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Schedules, School -- United States
  • LCSH : Time management -- United States
  • LCSH : Educational change -- United States
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA28534333