Personalized Learning Environments
Research
Note: This list is still in development. A brief summary and analysis of current research will also be written for this section.
» Career Academies: Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes and Educational Attainment.
James J. Kemple. MDRC, 2004.
» The Challenge of Scaling Up Educational Reform: Findings and Lessons from First Things First
Janet Quint, Howard S. Bloom, Alison Rebeck Black, LaFleur Stephens, Theresa M. Akey. MDRC 2005
» Chicago High School Redesign Initiative: Snapshot of the first year of implementation (small high schools).
Sporte, S. E., Correa, M., Kahne, J., Easton, J.Q. Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2003
»"Is There Solid Evidence of Positive Effects for High School Students?" Using Rigorous Evidence to Improve Policy and Practice.
D. Stern and J.Y. Wing. New York: MDRC, 2004, pp. 36-60.
» Literature Review on Small Schools
ERIC Educational Digest
» Literature Review on Small Schools
James J. Kemple, Corinne Herlihy, Thomas J. Smith. MDRC, 2005.
» New Small Learning Communities: Findings From Recent Literature
Cotton, K. Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 2001.
» Notes from the Ground: Teacher, principal, and student perspectives on the Chicago High School Redesign Initiative (small high schools)
Sporte, S.E., Correa M., Kahne, J. Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2004.
» Reducing the Negative Effects of Large Schools
Duke, D.L., and Trautvetter, S. National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2001.
» Research on the benefits of small schools
Small Schools Workshop
» School Reform and the No-Man's Land of High School Size
Gregory, T. Indiana University, December 2000.
» Small High Schools on a Larger Scale: The first three years of the Chicago High School Redesign Initiative
Kahne, J.E., Sporte, S.E., de la Torre, M. 2006. Consortium on Chicago School Research.
» Small Schools, Big Results: Nebraska High School Completion and Postsecondary Enrollment Rates by Size of School District Center for Rural Affairs
Funk, P., Bailey, J. September 1999
http://www.cfra.org/resources/Publications/small_schools_big_results.htm
» Small schools: Great strides: A study of new small schools in Chicago
Wasley, P. A., Fine, M., Gladden, M., Holland, N. E., King, S. P., Mosak, E., & Powell, L. C., Bank Street College of Education. 2000.
http://www.bankstreet.edu/gems/publications/smallschools.pdf
» Smaller Learning Communities: A Synthesis of Evidence-Based Research.
Sally S. Bomotti, and James S. Dugan. MPR Associates, Inc. February 2005.
» Student Context, Student Attitudes and Behavior, and Academic Achievement: An Exploratory Analysis
Theresa M. Akey. MDRC. 2006.
» Synthesis of Research Small Schools: A Reform That Works
Raywid, M. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. (December 1997/ January 1998).