TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chen,Jie-Qi
AU  - Horsch,Patricia
TI  - Effective partnering for school change: improving early childhood education in urban classrooms 
T2  - Early childhood education series
SN  - 080774414X
U1  - 372.210977311 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - New York, London
PB  - Teachers College
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - Illinois
KW  - Chicago
KW  - Education, Urban
KW  - School improvement programs
N1  - 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
ER  -