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How effective is whole-school high school reform, such as the
Schools-Within-Schools (SWS) model? What benefits does it have for
students and in which areas does it fall short? This book seeks to
answer these questions through the compelling stories of five
public high schools that have embraced the SWS method. In order to
fully understand the effectiveness of such a system, Valerie Lee
and Douglas Ready have delved into every aspect of the reform in
these settings, including participants' reactions, curriculum
structures, governance and leadership, and the allocation of
students to the schools. The result is a thoughtful look at the SWS
model that considers the benefits and problems of implementation,
along with issues of equity and access. This work provides the
first comprehensive, systematic report on the
Schools-Within-Schools reform; offers suggestions for how this
popular high school reform can be implemented to work for all
students, not just the most academically able or socially
advantaged; and follows five schools for several years to determine
the long-term results of the reform.
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