1st Edition

Crespar Findings (1994-1999) In Memory of John H. Hollifield. A Special Double Issue of the journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk

Edited By A. Wade Boykin, Robert E. Slavin Copyright 2000
216 Pages
by Psychology Press

This double issue presents summaries of the scholarly and practical-reform accomplishments of the first five years of the Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk (CRESPAR). This bold, five-year initiative addressed several of the problems that most directly challenge the values and practical aspirations of modern democracies. The included articles emphasize how CRESPAR... Read more
Volume 5, Numbers 1 and 2, 2000
Contents:
S. Stringfield, Editor's Introduction. A.W. Boykin, The Talent Development Model of Schooling: Placing Students at Promise for Academic Success. G. Borman, Title I: The Evolving Research Base. S.M. Nettles, W. Mucherah, D.S. Jones, Understanding Resilience: The Role of Social Resources. M.G. Sanders, J. Epstein, National Network of Partnership Schools: How Research Influences Educational Practice. B. Cole-Henderson, Organizational Characteristics of Schools That Successfully Serve Low-Income Urban African American Students. B. Wasik, N. Karweit, M.A. Bond, L. Burns Woodruff, G. Jaeger, S. Adee, Early Learning in CRESPAR. R.E. Slavin, N. Madden, Roots and Wings: Effects of Whole-School Reform on Student Achievement. R. Balfanz, D. Mac Iver, Transforming High-Poverty Urban Middle Schools Into Strong Learning Institutions: Lessons From the First Five Years of the Talent Development Middle School. W.J. Jordan, J. McPartland, N. Legters, R. Balfanz, Creating a Comprehensive School Reform Model: The Talent Development High School With Career Academies. A. Datnow, S. Stringfield, Working Together for Reliable School Reform. R. Slavin, Research and Reform: CRESPAR in the 21st Century.

Biography

Boykin, A. Wade; Slavin, Robert E.