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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819597403321

Autore

Houle David

Titolo

Shift ed : a call to action for transforming K-12 education / / David Houle, Jeff Cobb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, a SAGE Company, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

1-4522-3848-0

1-4522-2448-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Classificazione

EDU034000

Disciplina

370.973

Soggetti

Educational change - United States

Education - United States - Evaluation

Education - Aims and objectives - United States

Education and state - United States

Educational planning - United States

EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General

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 (pages 161-165) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - A Quick Look Back""; ""Chapter 2 - The Current Landscape of Education in America""; ""Chapter 3 - A Look Ahead""; ""Chapter 4 - Generations""; ""Chapter 5 - Why Transformation Is the Only Path""; ""Chapter 6 - Working on the Shift Ed Vision""; ""Chapter 7 - Ask the Right Questions""; ""Chapter 8 - Expand the Vision""; ""Chapter 9 - Start Now!""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

"A comprehensive guide to transforming American schools  Futurist David Houle issues a call to action to everyone who is concerned about education in America. He argues that reinventing our system is inevitable and we already have the information and capabilities to make the necessary changes. challenges us to ask the right questions, expand our vision, and take action now. The book includes an overview of the educational system and expert opinions on key areas, including:  Technology and connectivity  Organizational behavior  Curriculum  Learning and the brain  Infrastructure and the physical plant"--