Organizing Schools for Productive Learning

• Main Authors: Sharan, Shlomo (Author), Tan, Ivy Geok Chin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Subjects: Education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Learning & Instruction.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.

This book offers an alternative approach to secondary school organization. In line with the definition formulated by John Dewey's philosophy of education, the new approach aims to promote productive learning. The book shows the way to extricate schools from their past in order to respond more s...

Table of Contents:

• Two Models of School Structure
• The School as a Community; The School in the Community
• Student Engagement in Learning
• Class Size and School Size
• The Integrated Curriculum
• Duration of Class Sessions and the Problem of Teaching Method
• Student Assessment
• A Systems Approach to Organization and Instruction in Schools.