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Wassermann, Selma – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
In this article, the author profiles Charles Dickens Elementary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, a school that dares to be different from the rest. This elementary school operates on a child-centered, multi-aged framework that is based on belief in an orientation towards continuous progress, appropriate evaluation of progress, schoolwide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, School Administration, Continuous Progress Plan
Supranovich, Beth Bond – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
Agrees with the recommendation in a preceding article by Gideonse in the same issue that teachers should complete a postbaccalaureate program, but disagrees with Gideonse's advocacy of hierarchically structured teaching teams and an academic rather than a field-based program. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Differentiated Staffs, Educational Change, Experiential Learning, Field Instruction
Gideonse, Hendrik D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
The author recommends that teachers receive a strong liberal education followed by a two-year postbaccalaureate training program. In addition, the schools must be reorganized to include hierarchically structured teams of teachers headed by those with even further professional training and higher pay. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Research, General Education, Graduate Study