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Autore |
Bonner Chris |
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Titolo |
What Makes a Good School? [[electronic resource]] |
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Sydney, : University of New South Wales Press, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (268 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education -- Great Britain |
Education |
School improvement programs -- Great Britain |
School improvement programs |
Education - Standards - Australia |
Education - Aims and objectives - Australia |
Schools - Evaluation - Australia |
Social Sciences |
Theory & Practice of Education |
History of Education |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Who are schools for?; 2 The talk about schools; 3 What are schools really like?; 4 My School and your school; 5 The agony and ecstasy of choice; 6 What is good teaching and learning?; 7 What do good schools do about the things that keep parents awake at night?; 8 Trying to please everyone, from K to 12; 9 Types of schools: How much does it matter?; 10 What makes a good system of schools?; 11 Creating more good schools; 12 How do you choose a good school?; Notes; Index |
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<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>School choice has become one of the most agonizing issues of parenthood; while schools boast of unsurpassed facilities, genius teachers, and stellar academic achievement, parents wonder whether the marketing hype is actually true. Drawing on the authors' experiences and knowledge-one as a |
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