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

Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Increasing High School Students' Engagement and Motivation to Learn
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2004]
Copyright Date: ©2004
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages)
Additional Creators: Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

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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

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0309526906 (PDF)
9780309526906 (PDF)
9786610183722
6610183724
0309084350 (hardcover)
9780309084352 (hardcover)

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Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-268) and index.

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