Michael R. Williams

The Parent-Centered Early School (eBook, PDF)

Highland Community School of Milwaukee

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Produktbeschreibung

This case study of a small independent parent-run program in Milwaukee's inner city, finds that several factors combine to make the school effective: parental involvement at all levels including governance; a clear and shared sense of mission; and a coherent Montessori curriculum that takes children from preschool through the third grade. The study employed data from several surveys of parents, teachers, interviews with participants, and observation over five years. Begun twenty-seven years ago by parents and community members alienated from dysfunctional public schools and still supported mostly by contributions, Highland today is one of only a dozen schools in the United States receiving some of its revenue under a voucher program that provides state funds to independent schools. After an overview of Highland's history, demographics, and measures of success, two chapters examine the school's commitment to diversity, nonviolence, child nurturance, and egalitarianism. Other chapters focus on how Highland involves its parents and how parents alone govern the school, analyze the role of Highland's trustees, and details the school's Montessori curriculum. The final chapter explores the possibility of applying some of Highland's lessons to public school curriculums.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135621469
• Artikelnr.: 40097060

Autorenporträt

Michael R. Williams

Inhaltsangabe

Contents *Introduction *Research on Characteristics of Effective Schools
Chapter Overviews
Procedures Used in This Case Study *Highland the School *Highland's Origins
Demographics of Highland's Neighborhood, Two Decades On The Current Highland Program
Key Staff and Faculty Throughout Highland's History
Highland's Effectiveness: Academics, Students, Parents *Cultural Diversity at Highland * Highland's Admissions Policies
Five Concerns in Educating for Cultural Diversity
Goals for Multicultural Education
Stages in Developing a Multicultural Curriculum
Highland's Multicultural Curriculum Compared to the Six Stages *The Meaning of Community at Highland *The Elements of Highland's Vision of Community
At Highland We All Help Each Other
Highland Values Children
Highland's Spirit of Egalitarianism
Highland's Value of Nonviolence
The Collegiality of Highland's Staff *Recent Research on Parent Involvement *Socioeconomic Factors in Parent Involvement
The Effects of Parent Involvement on Student Achievement
The Effects of School Intervention Programs that Promote Parent Involvement
James Comer's Parent Involvement Model *How Highland Involves Its Parents *Three Types of Parental Attitudes about School Involvement
Educating Parents Formally
All Highland Parents Work in the School
Survey of Highland Parents, 1994 *Parents Govern Highland *Recent Experiments to Reform Decision Making in U.S. Schools
Parent Control at Highland
Survey of Highland's 1994-95 Parent Board Members *The Trustees of Highland *A History of Highland's Trustee Group
The Trustee Role
A Survey of Trustee Involvement and Attitudes
Trustees for an Urban Public School? *Highland's Early School Curriculum *Understanding the Montessori Model
The Highland Children's House (Three to Six Years)
The Montessori Model at the Junior Level in Highland Community School
How Highland Extends the Montessori Model
Highland Compared to Other Current National Reform Experiments Highland's Lessons for Public EducationMission and Values
Organizational Practices
What Can Highland School Tell the Public School? *Conclusion *References *Index