Full Circle: A New Look at Multiage Education [Paperback]

Penelle Chase (Author), Jane Doan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 16, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0435088149 | ISBN-13: 978-0435088149

Penelle Chase and Jane Doan are convinced that multiage groups provide the ideal context for learning. In Full Circle they describe their classroom, discuss both the philosophy and practicality of multiage grouping, trace the history of the multiage concept, and illustrate how multiage principles have been adapted to address the needs of learners today.

Full Circle also includes others' perspectives which educators and parents can use as a background for implementing multiage programs to fit the needs of their own communities. A diverse group of practitioners from across the United States contributes chapters about their experiences with multiage education in various settings. The book concludes with an in-depth review of the literature on multiage groups.

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“I recommend that teachers, parents, and administrators read Full Circle and glean from the wonderful suggestions offered about curriculum and social development.”–Roeper Review

About the Author

Penelle Chase began her collaboration with co-author Jane Doan in the field of multiage education while they were pursuing their master's degrees at the University of Maine. After teaching self-contained classes for more than fifteen years, Chase and Doan began coteaching a primary multiage class in 1988 at the Benton Elementary School in central Maine, where they continue to develop and refine their program. Their reflections on the multiage philosophy resulted in the book Full Circle: A New Look at Multiage Education (Heinemann, 1994).

Jane Doan began her collaborative work in multiage education while pursuing her master's degree at the University of Maine. After teaching self-contained classes for more than fifteen years, Doan began coteaching a primary multiage class in 1988 at the Benton Elementary School in central Maine, where she continues to develop and refine her program.

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann (May 16, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0435088149
• ISBN-13: 978-0435088149
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #452,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Way WE ALL SHOULD THINK ABOUT EDUCATION, December 13, 2007

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Christina Alioto "maine-iac in nyc" (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Full Circle: A New Look at Multiage Education (Paperback)

Penny Chase and Jane Doan were my teachers. My mother writes one of the parent reflections in their book. I have gone on to teach through the Teach for America program in the South Bronx. I teach 7th and 8th grade in a large public middle school with extremely low performance scores and high rates of poverty. As I finish my graduate courses and complete my own teacher research, I've read articles and text book chapters which refer to the work of Penny and Jane. What I've realized is that their work, their philosophy of education, their way of thinking about children as learners APPLIES to us all. I have used the differentiated, community-oriented approach in a large urban middle school and found the results and the possibilities just as amazing, if not more, than the small rural elementary school where Penny and Jane built their classrooms. READ THIS BOOK.