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The book compares a variety of teaching methods for their fit with basic principles of learning, and for their implications for the recruitment, training, and allocation of teachers.
The book proposes basic objectives for a school system, links these with the early and current histories of schooling, and reviews major theories on how school systems contribute to the transformation of society.
The book reviews major theories on how the organization and financing of schools and education systems affect their efficiency and effectiveness.
The book analyzes the processes by which different groups in society attempt to change school systems to better serve their interests.
The book proposes four major strategies to initiate a radical improvement of school systems.
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Learning to Educate
Book Subtitle: Proposals for the Reconstruction of Education in Developing Countries
Authors: Ernesto Schiefelbein, Noel F. McGinn
Series Title: Personal/Public Scholarship
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-947-8
Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-947-8Published: 13 April 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: CCCLXXX, 16
Topics: Education, general