BOOKS
Horace's Compromise. Theodore Sizer. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 1984.
The story of Horace, a fictitious teacher at a troubled high school,
through whom Ted Sizer makes his argument for school reform.
Horace's
School: Redesigning the American High School. Theodore Sizer. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1992.
In
the sequel to Horace's Compromise, Sizer maps out his philosophy
of how to begin the restructuring process.
In the Name of Excellence: The Struggle to Reform the Nation's Schools,
Why it's Failing, and What Should be Done. Thomas Toch. New York:
Oxford University Press, 1991.
The
history of school reform and effective methods that could be replicated
in the future.
Untaught Lessons. Philip W. Jackson. New York: Teachers College
Press, 1992 .
A
compilation of four lectures in which Jackson reflects on the lessons
learned by a veteran teacher.
School Power: Implications of an Intervention Project. James
P. Comer. New York: The Free Press, 1980. How
educators can use social and behavioral science to overcome poor
motivation, low self-esteem, discipline problems and serious learning
disabilities.
Experience and Education. John Dewey. New York: McMillan/Simon &
Schuster, 1963.
A
classic work by the great American philosopher.
The Shopping Mall High School. Arthur G. Powell, Eleanor Farrar,
and David K. Cohen. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
Based
on the authors' study of 11 public high schools, the system is described
as over-extended and over- accomodating-- and therefore unable to
meet the needs of all students.
The Padeia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto. Mortimer J. Adler,
on behalf of the members of the Paideia Group. New York: Macmillan,
1982.
This
book outlines the Paideia Group's ideas for improving the quality
of schools.
Effective Programs for Students at Risk. Robert E. Slavin, Nancy
L. Karweit, and Nancy A. Madden. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1989.
A
study of some of the best approaches to promoting academic success
among low-achieving students.
Schools of Thought: How the Politics of Literacy Shape Thinking
in the Classroom, by Rexford G. Brown. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
1991.
Designed
to help policymakers, educators and researchers develop a deeper
understanding of school restructuring.
The Schools We Have, The Schools We Want: An American Teacher on
the Front Line. James Nehring. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992.
A
teacher reflects upon what does and does not work in school reform.
Making School Reform Happen. Pamela Bullard and Barbara O. Taylor.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1992.
Focuses
on the positive changes in schools that have embraced the Effective
Schools movement.
STUDIES
Measuring
the Progress of Systemic Education Reform, a presentation made at
the Fortune Education Summit by Frank Newman and Rexford Brown.
Education
Commission of the State
707 17th Street, Suite 2700
Denver, CO 80202-3427, 303-299-3600.
Issues
in Restructuring Schools. The Center on Organization and Restructuring
of Schools' report offers in-depth analysis of critical issues in
school restructuring.
Karen Prager,University
of Wisconsin, 1025 W. Johnson Street, Madison, WI 53706, 608-263-7575.
High
School Restructuring: A National Study. Gordon Cawelti. Educational
Research Service: Arlington. 1994.
Educational
Research Service, 2000 Clarendon Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201, 703-243-2100.
A
study by the National Association of Secondary School Principals
and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching of "High
Schools for the 21st Century" will be available, spring, 1995
John Lammel,
NASSP, 1904 Association Drive
Reston, VA 22091, 703-860-0200, ext. 319
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