Whole Child, Whole School - Applying Theory to Practice in a Community School

Informationen zum Autor By Eileen Santiago; JoAnne Ferrara and Jane Quinn Klappentext This book provides a unique examination on the ways in which educating the whole child in the community school serves to ameliorate the conditions of poverty and obstacles to learning faced by students. Using a case study approach the book will highlight the successful journey of one school that transformed itself into a community school. Zusammenfassung This book provides a unique examination on the ways in which educating the whole child in the community school serves to ameliorate the conditions of poverty and obstacles to learning faced by students. Using a case study approach the book will highlight the successful journey of one school that transformed itself into a community school. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: Dr. Pedro Noguera Chapter 1: Addressing the Needs of Children Lost in Our Public Schools by Embracing the Whole ChildChapter 2: The Core of Professional Competencies and Knowledge Essential to the Effective Implementation of a Community SchoolChapter 3: Teaching, Learning and Professional Development in the Community School Chapter 4: Community Schools As a Results Oriented Strategy Chapter 5: Sustaining the Community SchoolChapter 6: A Call To Action: National Implications for Policy and PracticeChapter 7: A Toolkit of Resources, Ideas and InspirationsReferences

Product details

• Authors: Joanne Ferrara, Jane Quinn, Quinn Jane, Eileen Santiago, Eileen Ferrara Santiago, Eileen/ Ferrara Santiago, Jane Santiago, Santiago Eileen
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.10.2012
• EAN: 9781610486071
• ISBN: 978-1-61048-607-1
• No. of pages: 140
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Educational administration and organization, Educational strategies & policy, School/community relations & school/home relations, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary