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Informationen zum Autor Eileen Santiago, EdD, has a career that spans 34 years as both a public school teacher and administrator. She retired after a fifteen year tenure as the principal of the Thomas A. Edison Elementary School. Her visionary leadership transformed Edison into a Community School.JoAnne Ferrara, EdD, is associate dean for undergraduate advising and department chair of curriculum and instruction at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY. She is a former urban public school teacher and administrator. She created the college's first professional development school in 2002. Jane Quinn, M.S.W., is the Vice President for Community Schools and Director of National Center for Community Schools, The Children's Aid Society. Klappentext This book provides a unique examination on the ways in which educating the whole child in the community school serves to ameliorate the conditions of poverty and obstacles to learning faced by students. Using a case study approach the book will highlight the successful journey of one school that transformed itself into a "community" school. Zusammenfassung This book provides a unique examination on the ways in which educating the whole child in the community school serves to ameliorate the conditions of poverty and obstacles to learning faced by students. Using a case study approach the book will highlight the successful journey of one school that transformed itself into a "community" school. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: Dr. Pedro Noguera Chapter 1: Addressing the Needs of Children Lost in Our Public Schools by Embracing the Whole ChildChapter 2: The Core of Professional Competencies and Knowledge Essential to the Effective Implementation of a Community SchoolChapter 3: Teaching, Learning and Professional Development in the Community School Chapter 4: Community Schools As a Results Oriented Strategy Chapter 5: Sustaining the Community SchoolChapter 6: A Call To Action: National Implications for Policy and PracticeChapter 7: A Toolkit of Resources, Ideas and InspirationsReferences...
