For the Future
Shyra Gums
Foreword
Robert J. Birgeneau
Contributor List
Part I | Beginnings
Chapter 1. Introduction-- A University's Role in Secondary School
Reform
Rhona S. Weinstein and Frank C. Worrell
Chapter 2. The University of California, Berkeley Commits
Gail Kaufman, Robert E. Jorgensen, Genaro M. Padilla, and P. David
Pearson
Chapter 3. Forging a Partnership with Aspire Public Schools
Rhona S. Weinstein
Chapter 4. The California College Preparatory Academy Opens
Rhona S. Weinstein
Part II | Collaborative Research Informs School Development
Chapter 5. Learning from Teacher-Student Advisories
Rhona S. Weinstein, Nilofar Sami, and Zena R. Mello
Chapter 6. The Student Transition into an Early College Secondary
School
Nilofar Sami and Rhona S. Weinstein
Chapter 7. Parent Involvement and the Home-School Divide
Nilofar Sami, Frank C. Worrell, and Rhona S. Weinstein
Chapter 8. Making Room to Read: The Evolution of a Secondary School
Library
Marjorie (Susie) Goodin and P. David Pearson
Chapter 9. Tracking Student Indicators Across Time
Rhona S. Weinstein, Justin F. Martin, Lionel H. Bialis-White, and
Nilofar Sami
Part III | Equity and Excellence in a High School Setting
Chapter 10. Equity in the Teaching of History
Ryan Grow
Chapter 11. Math and Not Just About Math!
Sarah Salazar and Stacy Thomas with Rhona S. Weinstein
Chapter 12. Titrating from Shallow to Deep Understanding in
Chemistry
Angelica Stacy and Tatiana Lim-Breitbart
Chapter 13. Building a Supportive College-Preparatory Culture
Megan Reed and Michelle Y. Cortez
Part IV | Lessons Learned
Chapter 14. A Model for Interweaving Rigor and Support
Rhona S. Weinstein and Lionel H. Bialis-White
Chapter 15. Talent Development: The Forging of an Academic
Identity
Frank C. Worrell
Chapter 16. From Parallel Tracks to Intertwined Efforts: Aspire
Reflects
Elise Darwish and Tatiana Epanchin-Troyan
Chapter 17. Conclusion-The Power of a University-District
Partnership
Rhona S. Weinstein, Frank C. Worrell, Gail Kaufman, and Gibor
Basri
Epilogue by Frank C. Worrell and Rhona S. Weinstein
Rhona S. Weinstein is Professor Emerita of Psychology at the
University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Weinstein's research
focuses on the multilayered dynamics of expectations,
self-fulfilling prophecies, educational equity, and school reform.
Author of the book Reaching Higher: The Power of Expectations in
Schooling (2002), she is the recipient of numerous awards for
contributions to science, teaching, and educational reform.
Frank C. Worrell is Professor of Education at the University of
California, Berkeley, where he directs the School Psychology
Program. He also serves as Faculty Director of the Academic Talent
Development Program and the California College Preparatory Academy.
Dr. Worrell is the Editor of the Review of Educational Research
(through 2016), and studies psychosocial and sociocultural factors
related to educational and psychological functioning and the
translation of research findings into
school-based practice.
"This is a volume you'll not only want to devour, but require of
all your graduate students, or for that matter, anyone who wants to
engage in collaborative change with multiple partners on the
ground. It's the real deal! It will chase away the faint of heart
and realistically motivate and challenge those with a deep
commitment to tackle intractable problems of social change."
-- The Community Psychologist
"If we are to solve the manifold problems of public schools, higher
education can no longer hold itself aloof and just skim off the
top. Achieving College Dreams tells the story of Cal Berkeley's
efforts to partner and help, asking the hard questions, assessing
what works and doesn't, and learning along the way, in the best
spirit of public service. Let's hope more of higher education is
inspired by this to roll up its sleeves."
--Anthony Marx, President, New York Public Library; former
President of Amherst College
"Weinstein and Worrell take us inside the development and evolution
of CAL Prep by focusing on expanding the opportunities for the
education and socio-emotional development of low-income,
under-represented secondary school students. They weave together
diverse voices, data sets, theory and research into a volume that
is compelling and engaging. The volume is of vital interest to
practitioners, academics, policy makers, and laymen alike."
--Edward Seidman, Professor of Applied Psychology, Steinhardt
School of Culture, Education and Development, New York
University
"Achieving College Dreams is an honest and powerful story of a
university committed to creating a high school that embodies equity
and excellence. It tells a sometimes heartwarming, sometimes
painful story of the trials and triumphs of a school in the making.
The book's value comes in part from the authors' willingness to
share, along with their success, what did not work and the lessons
learned. I recommend it to anyone interested in connecting
research and theory to practice, university-community partnerships,
designing new schools, or school reform more generally."
--Deborah Stipek, Judith Koch Professor of Education, Graduate
School of Education, Stanford University
"Achieving College Dreams presents a clarion call to colleges and
universities to engage their local schools and communities for
mutual benefit, along with a roster of strategies for overcoming
the daunting obstacles and challenges for creating an excellent and
equitable educational environment for poorly served students."
--Hugh Mehan, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, The Center for
Research on Educational Equity, Access, and Teaching Excellence
(CREATE), University of California, San Diego
"The story of the California College Preparatory Academy captures
the commitment of a great university, a handful of dedicated
professors and educators, and a charter school organization to pave
the road to college for underserved youth. I am left to wonder why
other universities have failed to follow suit and use their
intellectual and material resources to promote college
readiness."
--Daniel L. Duke, Professor, Curry School of Education, University
of Virginia
"The book Achieving College Dreams tells a fascinating and complex
story of one attempt to address the problems of underachieving
youth by building a new school... The book gives hope... that a
well thought out approach to the whole student and a long term
commitment from institutions, educators, and funders can make a
powerful difference in what too many see as an intractable problem
in American education." -- Kathleen Sullivan Brown,
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