CLASSROOMS AS LEARNING COMMUNITIES by Chris Watkins ( 9780415327794 )

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Title:

CLASSROOMS AS LEARNING COMMUNITIES
WHAT'S IN IT FOR SCHOOLS?

By:

Chris Watkins

Format:

Hardback

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£145.00

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ISBN 10:

0415327792

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9780415327794

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

26 May, 2005

Series:

What's in it for schools?

Pages:

240

Description:

Synopsis:

In classrooms that operate as learning communities, the social and learning purposes advance together through all participants being involved and engaged in building knowledge. This book demonstrates a new way of seeing and managing classrooms through: * an integration of what's best in learning and what's best in the social life of classrooms * a vision of the role of the teacher that is more creative and more related to the commitments of teachers * a more connected view of schools in contrast to the mechanistic view that currently dominates * an answer to the short-term performance pressures of politicians - better performance. The practice and vision of classrooms that operate as learning communities is presented clearly and encourages teachers to take steps towards building a more effective classroom with the aspects of learning communities they choose.

Illustrations:

9 black & white tables, 13 black & white line drawings

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Imprint:

Routledge

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Returnable

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