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February 2002 | Volume 59 | Number 5

Class Size, School Size


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Feature Articles

Perspectives / Why Think Small?

Marge Scherer

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Small Classes, Small Schools: The Time Is Now

Patricia A. Wasley

Two needs—to increase achievement and to provide a caring environment for students—are triggering a resurgence of interest in size issues.

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Class Size

Small Class Size and Its Effects

Bruce J. Biddle and David C. Berliner

In this research synthesis sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation, the authors review seminal studies on class size and offer insight about which conclusions are valid.

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Measuring Class Size: Let Me Count the Ways

Charles M. Achilles, Jeremy D. Finn and Helen Pate-Bain

Confusing the terms pupil-teacher ratio and class size is at the heart of many disputes.

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The Downside to Small Class Policies

Kirk A. Johnson

Educators should remember that reducing class size does not guarantee success.

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The Bear Den: An Elementary Teaching Team

Gail McGoogan

A team of teachers creates an innovative school-within-a-school for students in grades 1–5.

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Every Classroom Teacher's Dream

Patricia Handley

The author recalls the year when she had only 15 students.

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School Size

Big Schools: The Way We Are

Rick Allen

Large schools are on the increase. How do they surmount problems and encourage excellence?

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A Public Agenda Survey / Do Communities Want Small Schools?

Jean Johnson

Few parents or teachers actively seek smaller schools, but they do have favorable attitudes toward small classes.

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The Policy Environments of Small Schools and Schools-Within-Schools

Mary Anne Raywid

Certain policies and governance structures can interfere with running effective small schools.

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The Case for Small High Schools

Tom Vander Ark

Believing that smallness is linked with achievement, safety, and cost-effectiveness, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports small high schools.

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Beyond Size: The Challenge of High School Reform

Pedro A. Noguera

When it comes to ensuring quality, smallness is a beneficial—but not a sufficient—characteristic for high schools.

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How Smaller Schools Prevent School Violence

Michael Klonsky

Because small schools emphasize student engagement, they may curtail serious violence.

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Small Schools: The Benefits of Sharing

Joe Nathan

Schools and community groups are learning how to join forces and use the same facilities.

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Just Let Us Be: The Genesis of a Small Public School

Deborah Meier

A reminiscence—and words of caution—from the founder of several famous small schools.

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Departments

Themes for Educational Leadership 2002–2003

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Research Link / Do Smaller Classes Change Instruction?

John H. Holloway

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The Shrink in the Classroom / Quit Obsessing!

Steven C. Schlozman

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Voices: The Students / Dear Firefighters

David Gonzalez

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ASCD in Action

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Web Wonders

Carolyn R. Pool

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