Authentic Achievement Restructuring Schools

This book presents the findings of a five-year, federally funded study that examined the connection between school restructuring and student achievement. Using a wealth of examples, the authors provide a vivid picture of the conditions under which innovations in a school's organization contribute to achievement. They recommend standards for reaching student intellectual quality and offer evidence of how these standards work.

FRED M. NEWMANN is professor of curriculum and instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is former director of the National Center on Effective Secondary Schools and of the Center on Organization and Restructuring of Schools.

List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits

xi

Preface

xiii

Introduction: The School Restructuring Study

1

(16)

Fred M. Newmann

Part One: Authentic Achievement

17

(58)

Standards for Authentic Achievement and Pedagogy

21

(28)

Gary G. Wehlage

Fred M. Newmann

Walter G. Secada

Does Authentic Pedagogy Increase Student Achievement?

49

(26)

Helen M. Marks

Fred M. Newmann

Adam Gamoran

Part Two: Portraits of Restructuring Schools

75

(84)

Careen and Lamar Elementary Schools

77

(27)

Kenneth B. Doane

Red Lake and Okanagon Middle Schools

104

(26)

Kenneth B. Doane

Cibola and Island High Schools

130

(29)

Kenneth B. Doane

Part Three: Foundations for Successful Restructuring

159

(46)

Intellectual Quality

161

(18)

Fred M. Newmann

M. Bruce King

Walter G. Secada

Schoolwide Professional Community

179

(26)

Karen Seashore Louis

Sharon D. Kruse

Helen M. Marks

Part Four: The Interplay of School Culture and Structure

205

(81)

Support for Student Achievement

209

(19)

Helen M. Marks

Kenneth B. Doane

Walter G. Secada

Pathways to Equity

228

(17)

Walter G. Secada

Adam Gamoran

Matthew G. Weinstein

Participatory Decision Making

245

(19)

M. Bruce King

Karen Seashore Louis

Helen M. Marks

Kent D. Peterson

Support from External Agencies

264

(22)

Gary G. Wehlage

Eric Osthoff

Andrew C. Porter

Conclusion: Restructuring for Authentic Student Achievement

286

(16)

Fred M. Newmann

Gary G. Wehlage

Appendix A: Design of the School Restructuring Study

302

(19)

Appendix B: Features of the SRS Schools

321

(13)

Appendix C: SRS Researchers, Support Staff, and National Advisory Panel

334

(3)

References

337

(12)

About the Authors

349

(4)

Index

353

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Authentic Achievement Restructuring Schools for Intellectual Quality

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