A Place Called School: Prospects for the Future, Volume 3"First published 20 years ago, "A Place Called School "is the revolutionary account of the largest on-scene study of U.S. schools ever conducted. Carried on over four years, trained investigators entered more than 1,000 classrooms nationwide to talk to teachers, students, administrators, parents, and other community members. The result is this report. Written by one of the nation's most astute and experienced educators, Goodlad's message of optimism and his agenda for improvement have only grown in importance since the book's original publication. |
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Beyond Academics | 61 |
Inside Classrooms | 93 |
Teachers and the Circumstances of Teaching | 167 |
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