Downsizing Schools in Big Cities. ERIC Digest. No. 112.

Autor/in	Raywid, Mary Anne
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York, NY.
Titel	Downsizing Schools in Big Cities. ERIC Digest. No. 112.
Quelle	(1996), (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	0889-8049
Schlagwörter	Disadvantaged Youth; Educational Change; Educational Facilities Design; Educational Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Enrollment; School Restructuring; School Size; Small Schools; Student Attitudes; Urban Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Bildungsreform; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Einschulung; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; School; Schools; Schule; Schülerverhalten; Urban area; Urban areas; Stadtregion; Stadt
Abstract	This digest briefly reviews the current movement to downsize urban schools to help educators decide whether and why to pursue such a move, and to indicate which models appear most promising. Research evidence is strong that small schools benefit the entire school community. Small schools are particularly beneficial for disadvantaged youth, who profit from the extra attention and sense of belonging promoted in a small school. Putting several small schools into an existing large-school building can rejuvenate the building and enhance educational possibilities. The founding principles of small urban schools are: (1) cohesion; (2) autonomy; (3) focus or theme; and (4) a constituency assembled on the basis of shared interests. There are many difficulties in implementing small urban schools, but many more are being planned. They combine features currently being recommended by educational researchers as important in transforming schools. (Contains 10 references.) (SLD)
Anmerkungen	ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, Institute for Urban and Minority Education, Teachers College, Box 40, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 (free).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC