Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FOREWORD vii
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
5. I INTRODUCTION
6. 1 THE COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS 1
7. II SCHOOL-BASED CASE STUDIES
8. 2 "STUDENTS FEEL THAT THIS IS THEIR PROGRAM" LEWIS HIGH'S ESSENTIAL SCHOOL PROGRAM 21
9. 3 "DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT AGENDAS" RUSSELL HIGH'S ESSENTIAL SCHOOL 45
10. 4 "A STRUGGLE THAT HAD TO PLAY ITSELF OUT" ELLISTON HIGH SCHOOL 69
11. 5 "BUT WE'RE NOT FAILING HERE" THE COALITION AT EVANS HILL HIGH SCHOOL 94
12. 6 "I'M NOT IN THIS ALL ALONE" THE WADE SCHOOL AND COALITION PHILOSOPHY 119
13. 7 A COMPARATIVE LOOK AT SCHOOLWIDE CHANGE 148
14. III MORE FOCUSED LOOKS AT SCHOOL REFORM
15. 8 "IF ONLY I HAD THE TIME" A TEACHER IN THE MIDST OF CHANGE 165
16. 9 "BUT WE HAVE ORAL HI STORY PROJECTS, TIME LINES, AND TESTS. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START" NEGOTIATION AND RESISTANCE IN A COALITION CLASSROOM 194
17. 10 "FROM WHOSE POINT OF VIEW?" Two HUMANITIES CLASSES IN COALITION SCHOOLS 218
18. 11 "YOU CAN'T ALWAYS 'DO CHANGE' ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE" A COMPARATIVE LOOK AT THE ROLE OF THE PRINCIPAL IN COALITION SCHOOLS 237
19. 12 INDIVIDUALS, CLASSROOMS, AND LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATIONAL REFORM 261
20. IV CONCLUSIONS
21. 13 SOME FINAL THOUGHTS ON SCHOOL REFORM 275
22. APPENDIX: METHODOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS 297
23. REFERENCES 307
24. INDEX 315