Description |
xxiii, 448 pages, B-10 pages, I-10 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Chapter 1: Schooling: Wrestling with History and Tradition -- Chapter 2: Traditional Learning Theories: Transmission, Training, and IQ -- Chapter 3: Contemporary Learning Theories: Problem Solving, Understanding, and Participation -- Chapter 4: Curriculum: Philosophy, History, and Politics: What Should Students Learn? -- Chapter 5: Curriculum Content: The Subject Matters -- Chapter 6: Instruction and Assessment: Classrooms as Learning Communities -- Chapter 7: Classroom Management: Caring and Democratic Communities -- Chapter 8: Grouping and Categorical Programs: Can Schools Teach All Students Well? -- Chapter 9: The School Culture: Where Good Teaching Makes Sense -- Chapter 10: Connections with Families and Communities -- Chapter 11: Teaching to Change the World: A Profession and a Hopeful Struggle |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page B-1-B-10) and index |
Subject |
Public schools -- United States.
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Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
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Curriculum planning -- United States.
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Classroom management -- United States.
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Effective teaching -- United States.
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Educational change -- United States.
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Author |
Lipton, Martin, 1942-
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LC no. |
2002070283 |
ISBN |
0072407387 softcover alkaline paper |
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