Jossey-Bass education series

Examines the potential improvement to schools that strengthened relationships between teachers, parents, and principals could produce, discussing communication, teachers and principals as learners, and how to build a "community of learners.".

Uses real-life examples from an inner-city classroom to demonstrate the importance of caring, trusting relationships between teachers and students in a child's social and ethical development.

Profiles sixteen schools in the United States that sought to alter their structures and daily practices in order to provide a better education for their students, discussing which reforms worked and which failed, how they implemented new programs, and what the final outcome was for each school.

Examines theories used to explain the underachievement of African-American students in public schools, looks at effective teaching strategies for use with African-American students, discusses how teachers contribute to misbehavior in African-American students, and explores a variety of culturally sensitive issues and questions.

School leaders and administrators share how they attempted to minimize the impact of various crises within the school environment and create a stable learning and teaching environment in the aftermath.