Lessons from High-Performing Hispanic Schools: Creating Learning Communities (Critical Issues in Educational Leadership)

By Jay D. Scribner

Book Overview

This practical volume provides school administrators and teachers with the tools they need to transform ordinary schools into high-performing schools:

Provides a framework for creating successful learning communitiesShows teachers specific classroom practices that academically motivate minority childrenRecommends leadership practices that school principals can use to foster academic excellenceOutlines strategies for involving parents in their children's educationDescribes specific assessment practices Includes true-to-life, inspiring stories of poor, minority students succeeding academically

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080773831X
• ISBN13: 9780807738313
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.8"