Engaging schools [electronic resource] : fostering high school students' motivation to learn / Committee on Increasing High School Students' Engagement and Motivation to Learn, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
By: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Increasing High School Students' Engagement and Motivation to Learn
.
Contributor(s): Institute of Medicine (U.S.).
Material type: 
TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-268) and index.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 286 p.).ISBN: 9780309526906 (PDF).Subject(s): High school teaching -- United States | School management and organization -- United States | Motivation in education | Education -- Methodology | Teaching -- Methodology -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 373.12/0073 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge: | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-book | Davenport Library e-book | E-book | 373.12/0073 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan | mq545334 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-268) and index.
Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.
Student engagement and disengagement in urban high schools -- The nature and conditions of engagement -- Teaching and learning -- Climate, organization, composition, and size of schools -- Family, community, and peers -- Meeting students' nonacademic needs -- Education through theme-based learning communities -- Comprehensive high school reform designs -- Summary of findings and recommendations.
"The book discusses what changes hold the greatest promise for increasing students' motivation to learn in these schools. It looks at various approaches to reform through different methods of instruction and assessment, adjustments in school size, vocational teaching, and other key areas. Examples of innovative schools and comprehensive reform designs aimed at getting high school kids excited about learning are also included."--Jacket.
Description based on print version record.
There are no comments on this title.