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This volume on teaching small classes is divided into the sections: lessons learned about best teaching practices in small classes; implementing and supporting small class programmes; evaluating small class initiatives; and teachers voices.
List of Contributors
Introduction; Jeremy D. Finn.
Acknowledgment
Section I. Lessons Learned About Best Teaching Practices in Small Classes
Chapter 1. Teaching Reduced-Size Classes: Lessons for Teachers; John Zahorik, Alex Molnar, Karen Ehle, and Anke Halbach.
Chapter 2. Before and After Class Size Reduction: A Tale of Two Teachers; Cathleen Stasz and Brian M. Stecher.
Chapter 3. Balancing Breadth and Depth of Content Coverage: Taking Advantage of the Opportunities Provided by Smaller Classes; Lonnie W. Anderson.
Chapter 4. Students’ Sense of Community: Implications for Class Size; Helen Vralis Bateman.
Section II. Implementing and Supporting Small Class Programs
Chapter 5. Building a Communication/Dissemination Network to Support Class Size Reduction; Monica R. Martinez and Carmen G. Arroyo.
Chapter 6. Professional Development and Support Needs of CSR Teachers; Gina M. Pannozzo and Jeremy D. Finn.
Chapter 7. The Varieties of Small Classes and Their Outcomes; Charles M. Achilles and Jeremy D. Finn.
Section III. Evaluating Small Class Initiatives
Chapter 8. Life at Draper Elementary School: Class-Size Evaluation Lessons; Patrick Harman and Pauline Eggleston.
Chapter 9. Evaluating the Effects of Statewide Class-Size Reduction Initiatives: The Need for a Systemic Approach; George W. Bohrnstedt, Brian M. Stecher, and Michael Kirst.
Chapter 10. Design for the Evaluation of the Federal Class-Size Reduction Program; Mary Ann Millsap and Beth Ganse.
Chapter 11. Class Size Reduction and Special Education Referrals and Placements; Edward Wiley, Thomas Parrish, and George W. Bohrnstedt.
Section IV. Teachers’ Voices
Chapter 12. Teachers Speak Out About Small Classes: A Practitioners Panel Discussion from the National Invitational Conference, “Taking Small Classes One Step Further”;
Chapter 13. Epilogue; Jeremy D. Finn.