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ERIC Number: EJ640903
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Big Schools: The Way We Are.
Allen, Rick
Educational Leadership, v59 n5 p36-41 Feb 2002
Describes how some large high schools (1,000 or more students) are using innovative approaches to provide more personalized learning environments for students through the use of "home bases," house plans, and small academies. Also describes how one principal created a "nurturing and caring" environment for a 2,900-student high school. (PKP)
Descriptors: Case Studies, High Schools, Principals, School Size, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conant (James Bryant); Large Schools