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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
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Olesen, Mavis L. – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2004
In 1997, twelve Karen Burmese teachers brought a Vision Paper to the Tham Hin refugee camp in Thailand. The teachers had recently written this Paper after much consultation with their Mergui-Tavoy villagers, students, leaders, and school dropouts. Over the following five years teams developed a project outlining 10 steps to educational reform,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Planning, Strategic Planning, Educational Change