Improving urban middle schools : lessons from the Nativity schools /

"L. Mickey Fenzel visited eleven Nativity schools in seven cities, conducting interviews and classroom observations, and collecting standardized test scores and survey data. Fenzel examines features of the Nativity model that distinguish it from other educational programs and takes a close look...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fenzel, L. Mickey, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
NativityMiguel Network of Schools.
Education, Urban > United States > Case studies.
Educational change > United States > Case studies.
Church and education > United States > Case studies.
Enseignement en milieu urbain > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Enseignement > Réforme > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Église et éducation > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Church and education.
Education, Urban.
Educational change.
Großstadt
Middle school
Sozialer Wandel
USA.
United States.
USA
Case studies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The current state of urban middle schools
  • The Nativity school model
  • Nativity school structures and programs
  • Academic success
  • Social, emotional, spiritual, and physical development
  • Instruction and instructional quality in Nativity schools
  • Costs, funding, and governance
  • Summary of findings, conclusions, and implications.

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