The study of pre-collegiate education (2004-2006), focused on an investigation of how
teachers carry out exemplary work when external challenges are notably challenging. We
interviewed 40 teachers from four different high schools in economically disadvantaged
communities in the United States. At the time of the study, all of the high schools were
undergoing some kind of reform, either at a district, state, or national level.


"Creating Good Education Against the Odds." Wendy Fischman, Jen DiBara, Howard Gardner.
Cambridge Journal of Education (2006).

Good Work in Pre-Collegiate Education: An Initial Map of the Terrain. (March 2006)
The Pre-Collegiate Education Study was funded by the Ford Foundation.






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