214 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 2004. Enduring Schools: Problems and Possibilities provides a compelling argument for school reform of greater magnitude than the classroom itself. Based on twenty years of research and personal experiences, this macro-ethnography identifies the many influences on school practices which endure, despite their detrimental effects on students - and ultimately on society-at-large.... Read more
List of Tables and Figures, Acknowledgments, Permissions, Prologue Learning—Process, Settings and Outcomes, Chapter 1. Introducing the Learning Community, Chapter 2. Students, Chapter 3. Managing to Survive in Classrooms, Chapter 4. Teachers, Chapter 5. School Staffs, Chapter 6. Communities for Learning, Chapter 7. School and Real Life, Chapter 8. Schools for Tomorrow/Tomorrow’s Schools, Appendix A. Suggested Readings, Appendix B. Rights and Responsibilities of Students and Teachers, Appendix C Coalition of Essential Schools, References, Index
Biography
Rita S. Brause is Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education of Fordham University where she has recently been appointed Director of Teacher Education for New Teachers. She teaches courses studying theories of language and learning as these influence educational practices. Enduring Schools draws on more than twenty years of her experiences as a teacher, teacher-educator, researcher, and consultant at all levels of schooling.
