Title Engaging schools : fostering high school students' motivation to learn / Committee on Increasing High School Students' Engagement and Motivation to Learn, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages) Contents Student engagement and disengagement in urban high schools -- The nature and conditions of engagement -- Teaching and learning -- Climate, organization, composition, and size of schools -- Family, community, and peers -- Meeting students' nonacademic needs -- Education through theme-based learning communities -- Comprehensive high school reform designs -- Summary of findings and recommendations Summary "The book discusses what changes hold the greatest promise for increasing students' motivation to learn in these schools. It looks at various approaches to reform through different methods of instruction and assessment, adjustments in school size, vocational teaching, and other key areas. Examples of innovative schools and comprehensive reform designs aimed at getting high school kids excited about learning are also included."--Jacket Analysis Humaniora Pædagogik Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-268) and index Notes Print version record Subject High school teaching -- United States School management and organization -- United States Motivation in education. Teaching. Education -- methods Schools -- organization & administration Teaching teaching. EDUCATION -- Secondary. Teaching High school teaching Motivation in education School management and organization High school Motivation Schüler SUBJECT United States Subject United States Form Electronic book Author Institute of Medicine (U.S.) ISBN 0309526906 9780309526906 9786610183722 6610183724

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