This text moves beyond theory to present day-to-day experiences of change in school communities. Community members, including business leaders, teachers and parents share their experiences of trying to create school communities in which adults help children to develop and learn.
James P. Comer, M.D., is the founder and chairman of the Yale School Development Program (SDP), Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale Child Study Center, and associate dean of the Yale University School of Medicine. Michael Ben-Avie is an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale Child Study Center. Norris M. Haynes is Professor in the Counseling and School Psychology Department at Southern Connecticut State University. Edward T. Joyner is the Executive Director of the Yale School Development Program.