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"Living on the Edge": A Case of School Reform Working for Disadvantaged Young Adolescents
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Smyth, John; McInerney, Peter – Teachers College Record, 2007
This paper describes an instance of a disadvantaged (urban) Australian government school that realized it had little alternative but to try new approaches; "old ways" were not working. The paper describes an ensemble of school reform practices, philosophies and strategies that give young adolescents genuine ownership of their learning.…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Educational Change, Disadvantaged Youth, Change Strategies