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Houston Paul D |
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Titolo |
Giving wings to children's dreams [[electronic resource] ] : making our schools worthy of our children / / Paul D. Houston ; foreword by Terrence E. Deal |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin |
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London, : SAGE, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-4522-7170-4 |
1-4522-1447-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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School improvement programs |
School management and organization |
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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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Foreword; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 - My Wings; Chapter 2 - Teachers: Magicians and Conductors; Chapter 3 - Attitude = Altitude; Chapter 4 - Leaning Our Ladder Against the Right Wall; Chapter 5 - Crawling Out of the Box; Chapter 6 - How It Ought to Be; Chapter 7 - Getting Kids Ready for Democracy; Chapter 8 - Getting Kids Ready for School-Raising the Village; Chapter 9 - Getting Schools Ready for Kids; Chapter 10 - Getting the Words and Symbols Right; Chapter 11 - Horse Whispering: Harnessing Technology to Enhance Learning |
Chapter 12 - The Brain Is a Terrible Thing to WasteChapter 13 - Creativity and the Arts: The Surrey, Not the Fringe; Chapter 14 - Authentic Accountability; Chapter 15 - Lead Is Not a Four-Letter Word; Chapter 16 - Bored of Education; Chapter 17 - Dealing With the Heart and Soul; Chapter 18 - A School Worthy of Our Children-A Fable; Study Guide; References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this powerful collection, the former executive director of the American Association of School Administrators looks at the factors |
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