ERIC ED295749: The Contact School Plan: School pdf

ERIC ED295749: The Contact School Plan: School

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In 12 brief chapters, a view is provided of elementary school improvement efforts made by participants in the Contact School Plan of the Council of Europe’s Council for Cultural Co-operation. The Contact School Plan created a network of 12 schools implementing innovative educational practices in as many nations. Chapters 1 and 2 describe the Contact School Plan and similarities and differences of participating schools. Chapter 3 outlines the process of developing the report. Chapter 4 describes five zones of school improvement and 14 related characteristics considered central to school innovation: (1) educational goals and principles, including active individualization, autonomy, cooperation, and teacher-pupil relationships; (2) organization of education, including monitoring student progress and development, arrangement of time and didactic working methods, and mixed-age groups; (3) content of education, including provision of a range of subjects, and activities that stimulate individual development; (4) organization of teacher cooperation, including organizational structure, support, friendship, and leadership; and (5) organization of external contacts, including parent school relationship and teacher aides.

Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 describe characteristics of contact schools for each zone. Chapter 10 provides a survey of the presence of these characteristics in each of the 12 schools. Chapter 11 discusses results of research on the manner in which school improvement was achieved. Chapter 12 offers conclusions. Appendices provide related survey materials and brief profiles of the contact schools. (RH

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 4/8/1988
• Year: 1988
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Networks, Profiles, Program Descriptions, Public Schools

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