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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454507303321

Autore

Pletka Bob

Titolo

Educating the net generation [[electronic resource] ] : how to engage students in the 21st century / / Bob Pletka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : Santa Monica Press, c2007

ISBN

1-59580-868-X

1-59580-989-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

370.154

373.18

Soggetti

Generation Y - Education - United States

High school dropouts - United States

High school students - United States - Attitudes

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-161).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction: The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Our Children's Lives; Chapter 1: The Emerging Net Generation; Chapter 2: Obsolescence and Mediocre Schools; Chapter 3: Student Voices; Chapter 4: My So-Called Digital Life; Chapter 5: What Parents Want from Their Children's Schools; Chapter 6: What Schools Can Learn from Starbucks, Scrapbooking, and Deep-Sea Fishing; Chapter 7: Solutions to the Problem of Student Dropout and Disengagement; Afterword; Appendix; Inventory for Parents; Survey I; Survey II; Inventory for Teachers; Educational Resources

Selected ReferencesPhoto Credits

Sommario/riassunto

In examining the unique characteristics of the Net Generation, this book addresses the national problem of escalating high-school dropout rates and student disengagement and offers solutions as to how to best involve students of the millennial generation. Besides contrasting this generation's educational needs and expectations to those of their Gen-X parents and Baby Boomer grandparents, the narrative examines why many students resist participating in



formalized education in schools and drop out. Subsequent chapters featuring student interviews and photographs synthesize the per