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Schools That Succeed, Students Who Achieve
James Deneen
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Description for Schools That Succeed, Students Who Achieve
Hardback. This book addresses the problems and recommends solutions to improving K-12 schools by examining the context for U.S. schooling, and the ways some schools are improving their teaching and learning. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNLB; JNLC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Schools That Succeed, Students Who Achieve compares the academic achievements of students in the United States to those of students in other countries. Examining fundamental questions and educational issues, James Deneen identifies what all students should learn and discusses what American students currently learn. Deneen argues that failing schools can become successful by studying examples of successful schools with similar demographic features. To that end, he presents profiles of ten successful elementary schools, seven middle schools, ten high schools, and three highly diverse but successful school districts. The examples contain a sampling of economically disadvantaged as well as affluent and ... Read more
Schools That Succeed, Students Who Achieve compares the academic achievements of students in the United States to those of students in other countries. Examining fundamental questions and educational issues, James Deneen identifies what all students should learn and discusses what American students currently learn. Deneen argues that failing schools can become successful by studying examples of successful schools with similar demographic features. To that end, he presents profiles of ten successful elementary schools, seven middle schools, ten high schools, and three highly diverse but successful school districts. The examples contain a sampling of economically disadvantaged as well as affluent and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
Number of Pages
110
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781607093404
SKU
V9781607093404
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99-15
About James Deneen
James Deneen is a consultant to schools and other educational institutions. He retired after twenty-five years from Educational Testing Service, where he was a program director for the Advanced Placement Program and the Division of Teacher Programs and Services. Deneen has also been a teacher and administrator in K–12 schools and has taught at several universities.
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