School Reform Proposals

The Research Evidence

Alex Molnar

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Contents

An examination of the research relating to school reform proposals. It features essays covering: early childhood education; class-size reduction in grades K-3; small schools; grouping students for instruction; public schools and their communities; teacher characteristics; and more.

Acknowledgments.

Foreword.
Introduction; Alex Molnar.
Chapter 1. Early Childhood Education; Steven Barnett.
Chapter 2. Class-Size Reduction in Grades K–3; Jeremy D. Finn.
Chapter 3. Small Schools; Craig Howley.
Chapter 4. Time for School: Its Duration and Allocation; Gene V. Glass.
Chapter 5. Grouping Students for Instruction; Gene V. Glass.
Chapter 6. Parental and Family Involvement in Education; Douglas B. Downey.
Chapter 7. Public Schools and Their Communities; Catherine Lugg.
Chapter 8. Teacher Characteristics; Gene V. Glass.
Chapter 9. Converging Findings on Classroom Instruction; Barak Rosenshine.
Chapter 10. Teacher Unions and Student Achievement; Robert M. Carini.
Chapter 11. Value-Added Assessment of Teachers: The Empirical Evidence; Haggai Kupermintz.
Chapter 12. Professional Development; Ulrich C. Reitzug.
Chapter 13. Charter Schools, Vouchers, and EMOs; Gerald W. Bracey.
Contributors.