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Bibliography

Independent studies of Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound

Academy for Educational Development. 1995. Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound Project (final report). New York.

Academy for Educational Development. 1995. Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound Project: final Report. AED.

American Institutes for Research. 1999. An Educators’ Guide to School Wide Reform . Educational Research Service.

Berands, M., Nataraj Kirby, S., Naftel, S., and McKelvey, C. 2000. Implementation and Performance in New American Schools: Three Years into Scale-up. Interim Report. Santa Monica, CA: RAND.

Bodilly, S., Purnell, S., Ramsey, K., and Smith, C. 1995. Designing New American Schools: Baseline observations on nine design terms. Santa Monica, CA: RAND.

Bodilly, S., Purnell, S., Ramsey, K., and Keith, S.J. 1996. Lessons from new American Schools Demonstration Corporation’s demonstration phase. Santa Monica, CA: RAND.

Bodilly, S., Keltner, B., Purnell, S., Reichardt, R., and Schuyler, G. 1998. Lessons from the New American Schools’ scale-up phase; prospects for bringing designs to multiple schools. Santa Monica, CA: RAND.

Glennan, T. K., Jr. 1998. New American Schools after six years. Santa Monica, CA: RAND.

McQuillan, P.J., and Muncey, D.E. 1994. Change takes time: A look at the growth and development of the Coalition of Essential Schools. Curriculum Studies. 26(3):265-279.

National Staff Development Council. 1999. What works in the Middle: Results-Based Staff Development. Ohio: National Staff Development Council.

New American Schools. 1999. Working Toward Excellence: Examining the

Effectiveness of New American School Designs.. Virginia: New American Schools.

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. 1997. Catalog of School Reform Models. Oregon: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.

Ross, S. L.., Saunders, W. L.., and Wright, S. P. 2000. Fourth-Year Achievement Results on the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System for Restructuring Schools in Memphis. Memphis, TN: Center for Educational Policy at the University of Memphis.

Ross, S. M., Troutman, A., Horgan, D., Maxwell, S., Laitinen, R., and Lowther, D. 1997. The success of schools in implementing eight restructuring designs: a synthesis of first-year evaluation outcomes. School Effectiveness and Social Improvement. 8(1):95-124.

Traub, James. 1999. Better By Design? A Consumer’s Guide to Schoolwide Reform. Washington, DC. Fordham Foundation

Ulichny, Pollly. 2000. Academic Achievement in Two Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound Demonstration Schools. Providence, RI: Author

Books about Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound

Campbell, M., Liebowitz, M., Mednick, A., and Rugen, L., eds. Guide for Planning a Learning Expedition. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt

Cousins, E., and Rogers, M., eds. 1995. Fieldwork: An Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound Reader – Volume I. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt

Cousins, E. 1998. Reflections on the Design Principles. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt

Cousins, E., and Mednick, A., eds. 1999. Service at the Heart of Learning; Teachers’ Writings. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt

Cousins, E. ed. 2000. Roots: From Outward Bound to Expeditionary Learning. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt

Cousins, E., Mednick, A., and Campbell, M., eds. 2000. Literacy All Day Long. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt

Mednick, A., and Cousins, E., eds. 1996. Fieldwork: An Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound Reader – Volume II. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt

Udall, D., and Mednick, A., eds. 1996 Journeys Through Our Classrooms. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt

Articles about Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound

Bushweller, Kevin. 1997. Expeditions in Learning: A new curriculum challenges teachers to get kids out into the community to investigate real-life issues. The American School Board Journal.. April 1997: 30-33.

Richardson., J. 1994. Adventure in Learning . Education Week. November 9, 1994: 24-28.

Rugen, L., and Hart, S. 1994. The Lessons of Learning Expeditions. Educational Leadership. November 1994: 20-23.

Udall, D., and Rugen., L. 1997. From the Inside Out; The Expeditionary Learning Process of Teacher Change. Phi Delta Kappan. January 1997: 404-408.

Viadero, Debra. 1997. Adventure Program Found To Have Lasting, Positive Impact. Education Week. May 7, 1997: 8.