Small Districts, Big Problems: Making School Everybody's House (Wiley Series in Probability and) - Softcover

Richard Schmuck; Patricia Schmuck

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803960263 ISBN 13: 9780803960268

Publisher: Corwin, 1992

Synopsis

Travelling across America, the authors visited 25 small school districts in 21 states to meet, observe, and interview students, teachers, principals and administrators. Here the authors present research that connects with reality. Through their fascinating description of the physical and educational landscape, the authors capture life in nonurban schools 'as it is', and present information that's brutally honest. In this useful book, the authors provide the beginnings of a road map to help small, nonurban districts and communities begin their own journey on the road to better schools.

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About the Author

Richard A. Schmuck is professor emeritus at the University of Oregon, where he chaired the dissertations of 132 doctoral students who are from all parts of the world. He taught thousands of other educators worldwide about action research, group dynamics, and organization development. He has served on the faculties of the University of Michigan, Temple University, and Leuven University (Belgium), was the first president of the International Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education. Schmuck is a visiting Professor at Arizona State University-West.

Schmuck is the author of 20 books and 190 articles. His best-known book is Group Processes in the Classroom (with Patricia Schmuck), now in its eighth edition. He received The Stevens Award from the Northwest Women in Educational Administration to honor his support of women in administration and his "commitment to equity, justice, and democracy." He received the Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award from the University Council on Educational Administration for "superior scholarship, distinguished service, and recognized international leadership" and "to celebrate an extraordinary and generous career." Schmuck continues to teach, consult, and write.

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803960263
• ISBN 13: 9780803960268
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 204