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In search of deeper learning the quest to remake the American high school

Title
In search of deeper learning [electronic resource] : the quest to remake the American high school / Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine.
Author
Mehta, Jal.
Publication
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019.

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Additional Authors
Fine, Sarah M., 1983-
Description
1 online resource (452 pages)
Summary
An award-winning professor and an accomplished educator, Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine take us beyond the hype of reform and inside some of America's most innovative classrooms to show what is working--and what isn't. In a world where test scores have been king, this boldly humanistic book offers a rich account of what education can be at its best.--
Uniform Title
In search of deeper learning (Online)
Alternative Title
In search of deeper learning (Online)
Subject
  • High schools > United States > Administration > Case studies
  • High school environment > United States > Case studies
  • Educational change > United States > Case studies
  • School improvement programs > United States > Case studies
  • Public schools > United States > Case studies
  • Education > Aims and objectives > United States > Case studies
  • Education > Experimental methods
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: Remaking the American high school -- The state of deeper learning in American high schools -- Deeper learning at the progressive frontier: project-based learning in the modern age -- No excuses and deeper learning: building block or oxymoron? -- International baccalaureate: a system for deeper learning? -- Deeper learning meets the shopping mall high school: -- The long hand of history and the challenge of reinvention -- Deeper learning at the "margins": why the periphery is often more vital than the core -- A different stance: deeper teaching in the disciplines -- Elusive integrations: mastery, identity, creativity, and the future of schooling.
LCCN
2018044763
OCLC
ssj0002128770
Author
Mehta, Jal.
Title
In search of deeper learning [electronic resource] : the quest to remake the American high school / Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine.
Imprint
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Fine, Sarah M., 1983-
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