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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779485403321

Autore

Odden Allan

Titolo

Doubling student performance : ... and finding the resources to do it / / Allan R. Odden, Sarah J. Archibald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin

London, : SAGE, c2009

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , [2009]

�2009

ISBN

1-4522-7335-9

1-4522-1940-0

1-4522-0917-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 165 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.207

Soggetti

Academic achievement - United States

School improvement programs - United States

School-based management - United States

Education - Economic aspects - United States

Educational change - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-158) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1 - Places That Have Doubled Student Performance; Chapter 2 - The Stimulus for Change and the Educational Change Process; Chapter 3 - Ten Steps to Double Student Performance; Chapter 4 - Reducing Class Size; Chapter 5 - Finding Resources for Professional Development; Chapter 6 - Funding Extra-Help Strategies; Chapter 7 - Linking School Finance Adequacy to Doubling Performance; Links to Web-Based Tools for School Leaders; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text combines the latest research with a national study of diverse schools that dramatically increased student achievement by implementing key strategies and reallocating resources.