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... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > school types > effective schools movement
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > applied developmental science > schools > school types > effective schools movement
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > educational institutions > schools > school types > effective schools movement
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > schools > school types > effective schools movement
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > instrumental communities > schools > school types > effective schools movement

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effective schools movement  

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  • The effective schools movement, pioneered by Ronald Edmonds of Harvard University and others, is a field of reform that dates from the 1960s and continues to the present day. Researchers have worked diligently to determine what works best in educating all children and to then provide models of reform designed to help struggling schools improve. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; Effective Schools Movement]

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