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Publication Date: 1992
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On Choosing Change: How an Urban Middle School Is Reaching for a New Reputation.
Thompson, Scott
Equity and Choice, v9 n1 p35-38 Fall 1992
Studies how an urban school, the George A. Lewis Middle School, of the Roxbury section of Boston (Massachusetts) is changing its reputation. Under the process of controlled choice, the school is an example of how teacher professionalization can be a force for overall school improvement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Students, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Inner City, Institutional Characteristics, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Reputation, School Choice, Staff Development, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Urban Schools
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Language: English
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