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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826635803321

Autore

Armstrong Thomas

Titolo

The best schools : how human development research should inform educational practice / / Thomas Armstrong ; foreword by David Elkind

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, Va., : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2006

Alexandria, Va. : , : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, , 2006

ISBN

1-4166-1512-1

1-4166-0583-5

1-280-92859-X

9786610928590

1-4166-0585-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 182 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Altri autori (Persone)

ElkindDavid

Disciplina

370.15/23

Soggetti

Child development - Research

Learning, Psychology of

Developmental psychology

School improvement programs

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. 160-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1: Academic Achievement Discourse; Chapter 2: Human Development Discourse; Chapter 3: Early Childhood Education Programs: Play; Chapter 4: Elementary Schools: Learning How the World Works; Chapter 5: Middle Schools: Social, Emotional, and Metacognitive Growth; Chapter 6: High Schools: Preparing Students to Live Independently in the Real World; Conclusion; Appendix; References; Index; About the Author; Search this Book

Sommario/riassunto

Armstrong describes the best practices in education based on what we currently know about human development.