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EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS
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| By: |
Dennis Michael McInerney (Editor), Martin Dowson (Editor), Shawn Van Etten (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£84.78 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1593114923 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781593114923 |
| Publisher: |
INFORMATION AGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
31 March, 2006 |
| Series: |
Research on Sociocultural Influences on Motivation and Learning |
| Pages: |
308 |
| Description: |
Students arrive in our classrooms with complex sociocultural histories that include family, cultural, physical, social, emotional, and prior learning experiences. This volume examines research on effective schooling from a sociocultural perspective - with a focus on developing the capacities of diverse students in diverse educational contexts. |
| Synopsis: |
Students arrive in our classrooms with complex sociocultural histories that include family, cultural, physical, social, emotional, and prior learning experiences. In order to be effective, schools must directly address these complex histories in meaningful, relevant and creative ways. The aim of this volume is to examine research on effective schooling from a sociocultural perspective - with a focus on developing the capacities of diverse students in diverse educational contexts. The chapters in this volume cover a wide range of important topics as listed below. |
| Illustrations: |
1, black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Information Age Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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