Effective partnering for school change : improving early childhood education in urban classrooms / Jie-Qi Chen, Patricia Horsch, with Karen DeMoss, Suzanne L. Wagner.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Barbara T. Bowman -- 1. "The Worst School System in America": School Reform in Chicago and the Roots of the Schools Project -- 2. The Enabling Approach: A Framework for Responsive Partnering -- 3. Curriculum and Instruction: Opening the Door to Developmentally Appropriate Practice -- 4. Standardized Tests: Turning Students' Scores into a Tool for Improving Skills -- 5. The NAEYC Accreditation Process: Building a Strong Foundation for Teaching and Learning -- 6. The Responsive Classroom Approach: A Caring, Respectful School Environment as a Context for Development -- 7. Brave New World: Computers in the Classroom -- 8. The Teachers' Perspective: Findings from the Schools Project Evaluation -- 9. Responsive Partnering in Context: The Factors That Shape University-School Partnerships (with Ruanda Garth McCullough) -- App. A. Profiles of the Schools Project Team Members -- App. B. Profiles of the Schools Project Partner Schools -- App. C. Selected Survey Data from the Schools Project Evaluation.