Charter+Schools

=Charter Schools=

1. Task Definition : fill in the < [[file:Research_Guide.pdf]]> Topic:
**Sample Essential Question (establish a focus for your research)** **List Supporting Questions (provide background and guide your research):**
 * Justify why Charter Schools may be a better choice. ||
 * 1 What kind of qualities do the teachers and administrators have? ||
 * 2 How is the classroom environment? ||
 * 3 Who do charter schools benefit? ||
 * 4 What is the style of teaching used in classrooms? ||
 * 5 When is the most beneficial time to enter a charter school? ||


 * <[[file:Think_before_you_begin.pdf]]>worksheet **

==** 2. Information seeking strategies: Use these Keywords to search online databases for books, articles and websites. Use Boolean Operators ( AND, OR, NOT ) to combine these terms and refine your search: **==
 * ** government ** || ** secondary ** ||
 * ** education ** || ** privatization ** ||

Social Aspects of Education || 371: Generalities of Education/ Experimental Schools || 372: Elementary Education || 373.2: Types of Secondary Schools ||
 * 370.19:


 * = **call number** |||| **Title** ||

Click on the Thomas Dale OPAC(Online Catalog) to locate additional books in our collection

Library home page with links to the databases

 * Sample Subscription Database searches: **
 * [[file:chs_EBSCO.pdf]] || [[file:chs_gale.pdf]] ||
 * Now do your own search || Now do your own search ||

Sample Advanced Google searches:

 * [[file:chs_advgoogle.pdf]] ||

Three excellent web sites:

 * Charter School Center || Education Weekly || North Carolina Public Schools ||
 * < [] || [|http://www.edweek.org/ew] |||||| [|http://www.ncpublicschools.org] ||

Advanced Google search screen

Step 4: Use of Information; Take notes; record bibliographicc information for each source.
See citation & notecard guides under Roadmap to Research on the main library page. Use the <>, Citation Machine or Easy Bib for your works Cited list.

Step 6. Evaluate your work that you have successfully completed all steps.
See <>; <>.


 * Steps in the “Big6™” are copyright © (1987) Michael B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz. For more on Big6, visit: www.big6.com **