Dickson Corbett: 2 books
Creating and Sustaining Arts-Based School Reform
The A+ Schools Program
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
Taking a close look at the issue of the arts and school reform, this book explores in detail how the incorporation of the arts into the identity of a school can be key to its resilience. Based on the A+ School Program, an arts-based school reform effort, it is much more than a report of a single case...
Effort and Excellence in Urban Classrooms
Expecting—and Getting—Success With All Students
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This timely volume reveals in great detail how educators closed the “performance gap” for low-income students by linking expectations and results. Drawing heavily on the words and experiences of students, teachers, and parents, this book describes how students who traditionally had not...