Organizing Schools for Productive Learning - Couverture souple

Sharan, Shlomo; Chin Tan, Ivy Geok

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9048178665 ISBN 13 : 9789048178667

Editeur : Springer, 2010

Synopsis

A major problem confronting schools is that many students are turned off from learning and are bored. Boredom is destructive of learning. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) initiative of the US government (2001) stemmed from the claim – accompanied by sharp debates pro and con – that many schools in the United States fail to achieve basic educational objectives, and that many schools are doing a poor job for a wide variety of reasons and surely not just because of student boredom (Brigham, Gustashaw, Wiley, & Brigham, 2004; Essex, 2006; Goodman, Shannon, Goodman, & Rapoport, 2004; Sunderman, Tracey Jr. , Kim, & Orfield, 2004). The model of school organization and instruction presented here seeks to provide an effective plan for significant improvement in secondary school education, one of whose central aims is to make students genuinely engaged in what they are learning. The NCLB legislation emphasizes, inter alia, the need for school improvement. Without it one cannot reasonably anticipate improvement over current levels in student engagement in learning and in academic achievement. The NCLB literature frequently employs the term “school improvement” to refer to the quality of the teachers, such as their academic credentials, instructional competence, and their knowledge of subject matter. Similarly, “school restructuring” is said to include steps such as transforming the school into a charter school, replacing the teaching staff, or inviting a private company to administer the school. The use of those terms in this work is distinctly different.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book offers an alternative approach to secondary school organization. In line with the definition formulated by John Dewey's philosophy of education, the book shows how to respond more successfully to the requirements of today’s information age.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9048178665
• ISBN 13: 9789048178667
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 128
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