Introducing the World of Education : A Case Study Reader

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Introducing the World of Education: A Case Study Reader is a unique and invaluable anthology that addresses the entire realm of K-12 education. This reader gives undergraduate and graduate students a solid introduction to the world of education by providing real-life situations in actual schools and communities from across the country. Editor Robert K. Yin has brought together a wide-ranging collection of whole or excerpted case studies with real data that move from classroom teaching and learning, to the bureaucracy of school districts and state departments of education, to the politics of school boards and community action. Few books, original or edited, have such a broad range of coverage while offering enough structure and context to lay the foundation for introductory education courses!

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

xiii

PART I: TEACHING AND LEARNING

(56)

Student Teaching

(20)

Kidder, Tracy. (1989). Among Schoolchildren (pp. 3--11 and 114--132)

Vignette of a Fifth-Grade Teacher

(10)

Shaw, Kenneth L., & Etchberger, Mia Lena. (1993). ``Transitioning Into Constructivism: A Vignette of a Fifth Grade Teacher.'' In Kenneth Tobin (Ed.), The Practice of Constructivism in Science Education (pp. 259--266)

A Commitment to Children

(24)

White, Merry. (1987). ``Elementary Schools: Harmony and Cooperation.'' In The Japanese Educational Challenge: A Commitment to Children (pp. 110--133)

PART II: THE DIVERSITY OF EDUCATIONAL LIFE

(62)

Culturally Diverse Families and Schools

(10)

Valdes, Guadalupe. (1996). Con Respeto: Bridging the Distances Between Culturally Diverse Families and Schools (pp. 1--8)

Educating Students With Disabilities

(14)

Cambone, Joseph. (1994). Teaching Troubled Children: A Case Study in Effective Classroom Practice (pp. 37--43 and 191--196)

School Inequality: Federal Courts

(18)

Kozol, Jonathan. (1991). ``The Dream Deferred, Again, in San Antonio.'' In Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools (pp. 206--233)

School Inequality: State Courts

101

(18)

Anyon, Jean. (1997). ``Class, Race, Taxes, and State Educational Reform, 1970--1997.'' In Ghetto Schooling: A Political Economy of Urban Educational Reform (pp. 134--148)

PART III: SCHOOLS

119

(86)

The Good High School

121

(28)

Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara. (1983). ``George Washington Carver High School: Charismatic Leadership--Building Bridges to a Wider World.'' In The Good High School: Portraits of Character and Culture (pp. 29--55)

Low- and High-Performing Schools Serving Native American Students

149

(16)

Epp, Walter, & Epp, Juanita Ross. (2002). ``North America--Canada.'' In David Reynolds, Bert Creemers, Sam Stringfield, Charles Teddlie, & Gene Schaffer (Eds.), World Class Schools: International Perspectives on School Effectiveness (pp. 85--95)

Schools on Probation

165

(12)

Mintrop, Heinrich (with Curtis, Kim, & Plut-Pregeli, Lea). (2004). ``Schools Moving Toward Improvement.'' In Schools on Probation: How Accountability Works (and Doesn't Work) (pp. 76--86)

Public School Choice

177

(28)

Teske, Paul, Schneider, Mark, Roch, Christine, & Marschall, Melissa. (2000). ``Public School Choice: A Status Report.'' In Diane Ravitch & Joseph P. Viteritti (Eds.), Lessons From New York City Schools (pp. 313--338)

PART IV: DISTRICTS AND STATES

205

(84)

The Superintendency

207

(26)

Yee, Gary, & McCloud, Barbara. (2003). ``A Vision of Hope: A Case Study of Seattle's Two Nontraditional Superintendents.'' In Larry Cuban & Michael Usdan (Eds.), Powerful Reforms With Shallow Roots: Improving America's Urban Schools (pp. 54--76)

Reforming Urban Districts

233

(28)

Cuban, Larry, & Usdan, Michael. (2003). ``What Happened in the Six Cities?'' In Larry Cuban & Michael Usdan (Eds.), Powerful Reforms With Shallow Roots: Improving America's Urban Schools (pp. 147--170)

State Departments of Education

261

(12)

Lusi, Susan Follett. (1997). ``Methodology.'' In The Role of State Departments of Education in Complex School Reform (pp. 183--192)

State Education Standards

273

(16)

Wu, Hung-Hsi. (2000). ``The 1997 Mathematics Standards War in California.'' In Sandra Stotsky (Ed.), What's at Stake in the K--12 Standards Wars: A Primer for Educational Policy Makers (pp. 3--31)

PART V: COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL BOARD ACTION

289

(90)

An Urban Youth Program

291

(14)

Stake, Robert E. (1986). Quieting Reform: Social Science and Social Action in the Urban Youth Program (pp. ix--xvii and 3--15)

School--Community Collaboration in Starting a New School

305

(22)

Stuart, Lee. (2000). ``The Bronx Leadership Academy High School: The Challenges of Innovation.'' In Diane Ravitch & Joseph P. Viteritti (Eds.), Lessons From New York City Schools (pp. 117--137)

Educational Programs and the Local Community Power Structure

327

(22)

Soto, Lourdes Diaz. (1997). ``Media Accounts.'' In Language, Culture, and Power: Bilingual Families and the Struggle for Quality Education (pp. 65--81)

School Board Leadership

349

(20)

McAdams, Donald R. (2000). ``The Wonderful Cacophony of a Free People Disagreeing.'' In Fighting to Save Our Urban Schools. . . and Winning! Lessons From Houston (pp. 104--121)

A Post-9/11 Perspective on U.S. Education

369

(10)

Burkett, Elinor. (2001). Another Planet: A Year in the Life of a Suburban High School (pp. 323--332)

APPENDIX: Doing Case Studies in Education

379

(20)

Yin, Robert K. (2005). ``Case Study Methods.'' In Judith Green, Gregory Camilli, & Patricia Elmore (Eds.), Complementary Methods for Research in Education (3rd ed.)

Index

399

(8)

About the Editor

407

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