Changing Classes - School Reform and the New Economy

Klappentext Changing Classes tells the story of a small, poor, ethnically-mixed school district in Michigan's rust-belt. Zusammenfassung How do schools influence the kind of person a child becomes? Changing Classes tells the story of a small! poor! ethnically-mixed school district in Michigan's rust-belt! a community in turmoil over the announced closing of a nearby auto assembly plant. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The Class of 2001; 2. Blue Monday: December, 1991-February, 1992; 3. Vehicle of reform, drivers of change; 4. America's birthday; 5. The last First Day; 6. Willow run is America: the 1940s and 50s; 7. Crossing to the new economy; 8. End of year report cards; 9. Rest and relaxation?; 10. Caught in the middle; 11. The change game; 12. The future of the kids coming behind us; 13. Quality or equality?; 14. Coda; Notes.

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• Autori: Martin Packer, Martin (Duquesne University Packer, Martin J. Packer
• Con la collaborazione di: John Seely Brown (Editore), Roy Pea (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 27.11.2000
• EAN: 9780521642347
• ISBN: 978-0-521-64234-7
• Pagine: 336
• Serie: Learning in Doing: Social, Cog; Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives; Learning in Doing: Social, Cog
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia applicata