Full Circle: A New Look at Multiage Education

By Penelle Chase

Penelle Chase and Jane Doan are convinced that multiage groups provide the ideal context for learning. In Full Circle they describe their classroom, discuss both the philosophy and practicality of multiage grouping, trace the history of the multiage concept, and illustrate how multiage principles have been adapted to address the needs of learners today. Full Circle also includes others' perspectives which educators and parents can use as a background for implementing multiage programs to fit the needs of their own communities. A diverse group of practitioners from across the United States contributes chapters about their experiences with multiage education in various settings. The book concludes with an in-depth review of the literature on multiage groups.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0435088149
• ISBN13: 9780435088149
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Heinemann
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 7.0"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

The Way WE ALL SHOULD THINK ABOUT EDUCATION

Penny Chase and Jane Doan were my teachers. My mother writes one of the parent reflections in their book. I have gone on to teach through the Teach for America program in the South Bronx. I teach 7th and 8th grade in a large public middle school with extremely low performance scores and high rates of poverty. As I finish my graduate courses and complete my own teacher research, I've read articles and text book chapters which refer to the work of Penny and Jane. What I've realized is that their work, their philosophy of education, their way of thinking about children as learners APPLIES to us all. I have used the differentiated, community-oriented approach in a large urban middle school and found the results and the possibilities just as amazing, if not more, than the small rural elementary school where Penny and Jane built their classrooms. READ THIS BOOK.