University Press of America
Pages: 236
Trim: 6 x 9¼
978-0-7618-4399-3 • Paperback • December 2008 • $57.99 • (£45.00)
Thomas S. Poetter is Professor of Curriculum Studies in the Department of Educational Leadership at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is also the author of The Education of Sam Sanders and the co-editor of Critical Perspectives on the Curriculum of Teacher Education and No Child Left Behind and the Illusion of Reform: Critical Essays by Educators.
Jean Eagle is Director of Curriculum, Intervention, and Partnerships at Talawanda Schools. Her Ed.D. is from Miami University.
0 Introduction: The Role of Scholarship in Our Work
Chapter 1 The Life Cycle of a Partnership
Chapter 2 A Journey toward Mathematics Curriculum
Chapter 3 Building a Better Classroom Library Together: The Bricks and Mortar of a K-3 Classroom Library Collection Partnership
Chapter 4 Partnership for Science and Reading Integration
Chapter 5 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Establishing a School/University Partnership to Address Issues and Challenges
Chapter 6 A Partnership Tackling the Challenge of Assessing Individuals during Music Ensemble Rehearsals
Chapter 7 Two Voices in Context: Graduate Students Shift Their Thinking as They Participate in a Partnership Endeavor
Chapter 8 Triumphs & Tribulations of a Community-University Partnership in Expanded School Mental Health
Chapter 9 Converging Paths: Girls, Science, and Teachers
Chapter 10 Are We There Yet? Mapping a Partnership Journey
Chapter 11 A Literary Partnership Begins: Book Study Groups as a Means to Professional Growth
Chapter 12 ShareFest: An Ongoing University/Community Partnership