Life in Classrooms - Softcover

Jackson, Philip W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807730343 ISBN 13: 9780807730348

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 1990

Synopsis

Since its first appearance, Life in Classrooms has established itself as a classic study of the educational process at its most fundamental level. The book's aim is to encourage researchers to examine more deeply the dynamics of classroom learning, the cornerstone of educational change. Focusing on elementary classrooms, chapters include: The Daily Grind, Students’ Feelings about School, Involvement and Withdrawal in the Classroom, Teachers’ Views, The Need for New Perspectives.

About this title

Book Description

“This book is written for all who are interested in schools and children, but most especially for teachers, administrators, and others whose daily work brings them into direct contact with classroom life. Its aim is neither to damn nor to praise them, not even, necessarily, to change them. Rather, the goal is simply to arouse the reader’s interest and possibly awaken his concern over aspects of school life that seem to be receiving less attention than they deserve.”
—From the Preface

About the Author

David T. Hansen is Professor of Philosophy and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Mary Erina Driscoll is Associate Professor of Educational Administration in the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University. René V. Arcilla is Associate Professor of Educational Philosophy in the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807730343
• ISBN 13: 9780807730348
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168