Daniel Wentland

Reality and Education

A New Direction for Educational Policy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The uniqueness of this book is that the myths surrounding education and learning are exposed; itâ s like cleaning the lenses of your glasses so you can get a clear view of the world. Once myths are moved aside, reality can settle in, and a practical model for improving education can be developed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 102
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 306g
• ISBN-13: 9781475805147
• ISBN-10: 1475805144
• Artikelnr.: 38086994

Autorenporträt

By Daniel Wentland

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Part I - Reality and education
Chapter 1: Focusing on Reality and Education Chapter 2: Not all students
will learn at a high level Chapter 3: The role of education Chapter 4: Look
for teachers who love to learn Chapter 5: Students have a role to play
Chapter 6: Look for an administrator who is the right type of leader
Chapter 7: The finance issue Chapter 8: Not everyone needs to go to college
Chapter 9: Streamlining the P-16 academic pipeline Chapter 10: Is it
hopeless? Part II - Given reality how can education be improved? Chapter
11: The first step Chapter 12: Educational environment characteristics
Chapter 13: Societal and Community Characteristics Chapter 14: What about
maximizing student learning? Chapter 15: The final message