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The best schools : how human development research should inform educational practice / Thomas Armstrong ; foreword by David Elkind.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Armstrong, Thomas.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child development--Research.
- Child development.
- Learning, Psychology of.
- Developmental psychology.
- School improvement programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 182 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Armstrong describes the best practices in education based on what we currently know about human development.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-175) and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9786610928590
- 9781416615125
- 1416615121
- 9781416605836
- 1416605835
- 9781280928598
- 128092859X
- 9781416605850
- 1416605851
- OCLC:
- 379410476
- Publisher Number:
- 9781416605843
- 9781416604570 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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