02925cam a2200505 a 4500 76630 20230410124045.0 970530s1997 nyua b 001 0 eng 97017789 (OCoLC)ocm37322621 DLC DLC BAKER YDXCP BTCTA RMC UAB 0525941444 (alk. paper) 9780525941446 (alk. paper) YDXCP 1318078 NZ1 2170080 AU@ 000013365521 (OCoLC)37322621 n-us--- LC 221 C732w 1997 370.19/0973 GRAL Comer, James P. Waiting for a miracle : why schools can't solve our problems--and how we can / James P. Comer. New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Dutton, 1997. 261 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-250) and index. In recent years, great pressure has been placed upon our beleaguered educational system to help solve our nation's growing social and economic problems. It is the contention of this provocative book by James P. Comer, M.D. - director of the Yale University Child Study Center School Development Program - that the deteriorated state of America's public schools is a reflection of problems at our cultural core that must be addressed simultaneously with school change. In Waiting for a Miracle, Comer, a pioneer who remains a leading figure in modern school reform, discusses the causes of these problems and presents a viable approach to resolving them - an approach that focuses on the crucial roles of children, family, and community. Beginning with his own deeply moving experiences as an African-American child growing up poor, Comer draws on more than thirty years of community involvement and educational commitment to show how we can make our schools the most important instrument of change. Using examples from his own successful strategies for troubled schools, he provides a detailed blueprint of how sensitively designed programs can and have already begun to make dramatic differences in the classroom. Child development United States. Community and school United States. Educational change United States. Public schools United States. Child rearing United States. Crianza de los hijos - Estados unidos Desarrollo infantil - Estados unidos Comunidad y la escuela - Estados unidos Cambio educativo - Estados unidos Escuelas publicas - Estados unidos Baker & Taylor BKTY 24.95 18.71 0525941444 0002916647 active YBP Library Services YANK 1318078 Baker and Taylor BTCP 97017789 lcc bk C0 DRFGD RdC 70144 70144 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 1 0 LC 221 C732w 1997 00000068824 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 bk