Engaging schools
Subtitle: fostering high school students' motivation to learn
By: Committee on Increasing High School Students' Engagement and Motivation to Learn, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Contributors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: High school teaching -- United States; School management and organization -- United States; Motivation in education
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: Student engagement and disengagement in urban high schools; title: The nature and conditions of engagement; title: Teaching and learning; title: Climate, organization, composition, and size of schools; title: Family, community, and peers; title: Meeting students' nonacademic needs; title: Education through theme-based learning communities; title: Comprehensive high school reform designs; title: Summary of findings and recommendations.