The Charter School Experience Voices from the Field /

The Charter School Experience: Voices from the Field is a unique book that presents readers with balanced perspectives from teachers, students, parents, and school leaders at charter schools across the United States. Through first-person narratives, the book highlights the delicate intricacies of wh...

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Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Bitz, Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2016.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Introduction: Contextualizing the Charter School Experience
  • Part 1: Teachers
  • Teaching in the City: A Personal Account of My Experiences at Charter Schools
  • Charter Schools as Agents of Social Change: A Teacher’s Perspective
  • An Introspective on Creative and Culturally Responsive Education
  • Part 1: Reflection Questions
  • Part 2: School Leaders
  • Authentic Connections between Schools and Communities: The Role Charters Can Play
  • The Charter-Community Connection: Creating the Link between Life and School
  • The Rollercoaster Ride of Creating a Charter School
  • Part 2: Reflection Questions
  • Part 3: Parents
  • Finding a School for Our Daughter: Why We Chose a Charter School
  • Making the Charter School Decision: A Parent’s View
  • Charter Schools and Special Needs Children: A Research Focus on Problems and Solutions
  • Part 3: Reflection Questions
  • Part 4: Students
  • My Charter School Experience: A Hip-Hop Academy
  • Getting the Blend Right: The Charter School That Saved My Life
  • School in a Computer: Why the Virtual Charter School Didn’t Work for Me
  • Part 4: Reflection Questions
  • Conclusion: What We Learn from Voices from the Field.