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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A landmark study from one of the nation's top educators
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. Data were gathered from more than 27,000 students, teachers, and parents, and over 1,000 classes were carefully observed by trained researchers. The result is this book. 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.
"The Goodlad study has attracted special interest, both for its unusually large amount of data and for the author's long activity as a teacher and researcher."--The New York Times
"One would be hard pressed to imagine a better study within the realm of reasonable human effort."--Washington Post
"He provides compelling evidence that what we have will not do, and that only a thorough revolution can bring the reality of the school closer to its ideal."--Newsweek
John I. Goodlad is president of the Institute for Educational Inquiry and a founder of the Center for Educational Renewal at the University of Washington. The author of more than 30 books on education, Goodlad has received numerous national awards in recognition of his work in the field.
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John I. Goodlad (Seattle, WA) is president of the Institute for Educational Inquiry and a founder of the Center for Educational Renewal at the University of Washington. The author of more than 30 books on education, Goodlad has received numerous national awards in recognition of his work in the field.
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American schools are in trouble. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
more satisfying schools, most satisfying schools, senior high teachers, curricular balance, low track classes, academic ambience, high track classes, senior high level, renewing schools, humanizing knowledge, senior high classes, place called school, vocational education classes, sixth domain, vocational education teachers, schoolwide decisions, vocational education courses, educating institutions, schooling enterprise, student misbehavior, senior high school levels, satisfying group, elementary phase, senior high students, junior high level Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Study of Schooling, United States, Mid Sub, Foreign Lang, Mid Urban, The Partnership, Rosemont High, Bradford High, Fairfield High, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Mid Rural, Being Disciplined, Palisades Elementary, Student Non-task, Watching Demonstrations, Free Society, John Dewey, People's Republic of China, Rank Ordering of Problems, Subject Interesting, The Newport, Woodlake High New!
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more satisfying schools, most satisfying schools, senior high teachers, curricular balance, low track classes, academic ambience, high track classes, senior high level, renewing schools, humanizing knowledge, senior high classes, place called school, vocational education classes, sixth domain, vocational education teachers, schoolwide decisions, vocational education courses, educating institutions, schooling enterprise, student misbehavior, senior high school levels, satisfying group, elementary phase, senior high students, junior high level Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Study of Schooling, United States, Mid Sub, Foreign Lang, Mid Urban, The Partnership, Rosemont High, Bradford High, Fairfield High, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Mid Rural, Being Disciplined, Palisades Elementary, Student Non-task, Watching Demonstrations, Free Society, John Dewey, People's Republic of China, Rank Ordering of Problems, Subject Interesting, The Newport, Woodlake High New!
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- All Our Children Learning by Benjamin Bloom on 4 pages
- Dynamics of Educational Change (I/D/E/A reports on schooling. Series on educational change) by John I. Goodlad on 4 pages
- A place called school: Prospects for the future (A Study of schooling in the United States) by John I Goodlad on 4 pages
- Schooling in Capitalist America: Educational Reform and the Contradictions of Economic Life by Samuel Bowles in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- The Process of Education by Jerome Bruner in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Politics, Markets, and America's Schools by John E. Chubb in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- School, Reform and Society in the New Russia (Studies in Russian & East European History & Society) by Stephen L. Webber in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Teaching Social Studies: Handbook of Trends, Issues, and Implications for the Future by Virginia Wilson on page 43, and page 170
- Educational Philosophy: A History from the Ancient World to Modern America (Studies in the History of Education) by Edward J. Power on page 183, and Back Matter
- Democratic Education (Princeton Paperbacks) by Amy Gutmann on page 77, and Back Matter
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