Restructuring Schools : Promising Practices and Policies

<em>Restructuring Schools</em> presents conceptual and empirical models of school organization for promoting students achievement. Papers by nationally recognized educational sociologists examine four dimensions of the educational process-school organization and governance, organization of students for instruction, classroom processes, and school-to-work transitions-and suggest methods to increase the effectiveness of each. The volume also explores the innovative concept of <em>output-driven education</em> which redirects attention to student achievement as an outcome variable.