Introducing the World of Education: A Case Study Reader

Robert K. Yin is President of COSMOS Corporation, an applied research and social science firm. Over the years, COSMOS has successfully completed hundreds of projects for federal agencies, state and local agencies, and private foundations, and most of this book's applications come from these projects. Outside of COSMOS, Dr. Yin has assisted numerous other research groups, helping to train their field teams or to design research studies. A recent engagement has been with the United Nations Development Programme, and another assignment has been to provide guidance to assist doctoral students at the University of Copenhagen. Currently, Dr. Yin holds the position of distinguished scholar-in-residence at American University's School of International Service (Washington, DC). Earlier, he served as Visiting Scholar at the U.S. Government Accountability Office's research methodology division. Dr. Yin has authored nearly 100 journal articles and books. His first book on the case study method, Case Study Research: Design and Methods (2014) is in its fifth edition. He has edited two case study anthologies (Yin, 2004; and 2005) and has most recently authored a new text on qualitative research methods (Yin, 2011). Dr. Yin received his B.A. in history from Harvard College (magna cum laude) and his Ph.D. in brain and cognitive sciences from M.I.T.

Dedication Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: TEACHING AND LEARNING Student Teaching Among Schoolchildren - Tracy Kidder Vignette of a Fifth Grade Teacher Transitioning into Constructivism: A Vignette of a Fifth Grade Teacher - Kenneth L. Shaw & Mia Lena Etchberger A Commitment to Children Elementary Schools: Harmony and Cooperation - Merry White PART II: THE DIVERSITY OF EDUCATIONAL LIFE Culturally Diverse Families and Schools Con Respeto: Bridging the Distances between Culturally Diverse Families and Schools - Guadalupe Valdes Educating Students with Disabilities Teaching Troubled Children: A Case Study in Effective Classroom Practice - Joseph Cambone School Inequality: Federal Courts The Dream Deferred, Again, in San Antonio - Jonathan Kozol School Inequality: State Courts Class, Race, Taxes, and State Educational Reform: 1970-1997 - Jean Anyon PART III: SCHOOLS The Good High School George Washington Carver High School: Charismatic Leadership-Building Bridges to a Wider World - Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot Low- and High-Performing Schools Serving Native American Students North America-Canada - Walter Epp & Juanita Ross Epp Schools on Probation Schools Moving Toward Improvement - Heinrich Mintrop with Kim Curtis & Lea Plut-Pregeli Public School Choice Public School Choice: A Status Report - Paul Teske, Mark Schneider, Christine Roch, & Melissa Marschall PART IV: DISTRICTS AND STATES The Superintendency A Vision of Hope: A Case Study of Seattle's Two Nontraditional Superintendents - Gary Yee & Barbara McCloud Reforming Urban Districts What Happened in the Six Cities? - Larry Cuban & Michael Usdan State Departments of Education Methodology - Susan Follett Lusi State Education Standards The 1997 Mathematics Standards War in California - Hung-Hsi Wu PART V: COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL BOARD ACTION An Urban Youth Program Quieting Reform: Social Science and Social Action in an Urban Youth Program - Robert E.Stake School-Community Collaboration in Starting a New School The Bronx Leadership Academy High School: The Challenges of Innovation - Lee Stuart Educational Programs and the Local Community Power Structure Media Accounts - Lourdes Diaz Soto School Board Leadership The Wonderful Cacophony of a Free People Disagreeing - Donald R. McAdams A Post-9/11 Perspective on U.S. Education Another Planet: A Year in the Life of a Suburban High School - Elinor Burkett Appendix Doing Case Studies in Education - Robert K. Yin

"Introducing the World of Education: A Case Study Reader is an anthology expertly written and edited for professionals in the field of education as well as for lifelong learners. Academic advisors, college admissions officers, aspiring teachers, future principals, and students would benefit most from this scholarly resource. The book will be one of my top 10 resources for advisement of undecided students and education majors." -- Joy Coleman * National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) * "Robert Yin offers an interesting alternative for introductory education classes." -- Rosetta Marantz Cohen