On purpose : how great school cultures form strong character /: how great school cultures form strong character. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Samuel Casey Carter.
• Other Names: Carter, Samuel Casey; Center for Education Reform (Washington, D.C.)
• Contents: About the Author; Acknowledgements; Preface; I; 1. Four Common Traits of Great School Cultures; A Strong Belief That Culture Determines Outcome; A Nurturing but Demanding Culture; A Culture Committed to Student Success; 2. Creating a Great School Culture; How School Cultures Are Made; How School Cultures Form Character; How Great School Cultures Drive Achievement; II; 3. Harvest Park Middle School, Pleasanton, CA; 4. Veritas Academy, Phoenix, AZ; 5. Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL; 6. P.S. 124 New York, NY; 7. Providence St. Mel, Chicago, IL; 8. Arlington Traditional School, Arlington, VA; 9. HOPE Prima, Milwaukee, WI; 10. Cotswold Elementary, Charlotte, NC; 11. Atlantis Elementary, Port St. John, FL; 12. Grayhawk Elementary, Scottsdale, AZ; 13. An Achievable Dream Middle and High, Newport News, VA; 14. Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School, Franklin, MA; III; 15. How Communities Can Help Form Great School Cultures; Endnotes; Selected Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Subjects: 370.11/4; Moral education -- United States -- Case studies; Character -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Case studies; Academic achievement -- United States -- Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452237879; 1452237875
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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