A Place Called School: Prospects for the Future

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McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1984 - Education - 396 pages
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"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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Contents

Beyond Academics
61
Inside Classrooms
93
Access to Knowledge
130
Copyright

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John I. Goodlad
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John I. Goodlad
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About the author (1984)

John Goodlad was born in British Columbia, Canada, and educated at the University of British Columbia and the University of Chicago. A former dean of the graduate school of education at the University of California at Los Angeles, he has also been a professor of education at the University of Washington. Goodlad has written more than 20 books and hundreds of articles on education. Among his best-known works are The Ecology of School Renewal (1987) and A Place Called School: Prospects for the Future (1984). A major figure in the educational reform movements that began in the 1980s, he has been a leading figure in the field of teacher education for the past 30 years. In addition to his teaching and writing, Goodlad directs the state Partnerships for Educational Renewal throughout the United States, and he also is active in many educational organizations and task forces.

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TitleA Place Called School: Prospects for the Future
Volume 0 of Study of schooling in the United States
AuthorJohn I. Goodlad
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Book Company, 1984
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedAug 27, 2007
ISBN0070236267, 9780070236264
Length396 pages
  
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