Improving urban middle schools : lessons from the Nativity schools /
Fenzel, L. Mickey, 1949-
Improving urban middle schools : lessons from the Nativity schools / L. Mickey Fenzel. - Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xvi, 130 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-124) and indexes.
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.
"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 at the controversial use of volunteer teachers. The Nativity model is also discussed with respect to its social justice mission that is rooted in the Jesuit tradition."--BOOK JACKET.
9780791493656 (electronic bk.) 0791493652 (electronic bk.) (hardcover ; alk. paper) (hardcover ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
GBB071827 bnb
014923166 Uk
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
United States.
USA
Electronic books.
Case studies.
LC5131 / .F46 2009
370.9173/2
Improving urban middle schools : lessons from the Nativity schools / L. Mickey Fenzel. - Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xvi, 130 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-124) and indexes.
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.
"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 at the controversial use of volunteer teachers. The Nativity model is also discussed with respect to its social justice mission that is rooted in the Jesuit tradition."--BOOK JACKET.
9780791493656 (electronic bk.) 0791493652 (electronic bk.) (hardcover ; alk. paper) (hardcover ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
GBB071827 bnb
014923166 Uk
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
United States.
USA
Electronic books.
Case studies.
LC5131 / .F46 2009
370.9173/2