Limit search to available items
Book Cover
E-book
Author Carter, Samuel Casey

Title On purpose : how great school cultures form strong character / Samuel Casey Carter
Published Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, ©2011

Copies

Description 1 online resource (xvi, 190 pages) : illustrations
Contents Four common traits of great school cultures -- Creating a great school culture -- Harvest Park Middle School : Pleasanton, California -- Veritas Academy : Phoenix, Arizona -- Hinsdale Central High School : Hinsdale, Illinois -- Osmond A. Church School, P.S./M.S. 124 : New York, New York -- Providence St. Mel : Chicago, Illinois -- Arlington Traditional School : Arlington, Virginia -- HOPE Prima : Milwaukee, Wisconson -- Costwold Elementary : Charlotte, North Carolina -- Atlantis Elementary : Port St. John, Florida -- Grayhawk Elementary : Scottsdale, Arizona -- An Achievable Dream : Newport News, Virginia -- Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School : Franklin, Massachusetts -- How communities can help form great school cultures
Summary Showcasing a dozen extraordinary K-12 public & charter schools where confident children joyfully strive to accomplish worthy goals in concert with their friends, this text focuses on a culture of character & demonstrates scalable, sustainable & replicable models for your school to emulate
Notes "A joint publication with the Center for Education Reform."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Moral education -- United States -- Case studies
Character -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Case studies
Academic achievement -- United States -- Case studies
EDUCATION -- Aims & Objectives.
Academic achievement
Character -- Study and teaching
Moral education
United States
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
Author Center for Education Reform (Washington, D.C.)
LC no. 2010038712
ISBN 9781452224039
145222403X
9781452219622
1452219621
1299395732
9781299395732