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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Rotterdam :
SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers,
2016.
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- 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.
