ERIC Number: ED323598
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1990-Oct
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The Learning Environment. The Best of ERIC on Educational Management Number 104.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR.
Annotations of ERIC literature on the learning environment are presented in this document. Materials were selected for inclusion from the ERIC catalogs Resources in Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). The 10 publications are as follows: "School Is for Teachers: Enhancing the School Environment," by Buck Adams and Gerald D. Bailey; "The Copernican Plan: Restructuring the American High School," by Joseph M. Carroll; "Creating Effective Learning Environments for Disadvantaged Learners: Implications for the Design of Educational Programs," by Shirley Beard Colvin; "The Ecology of School Improvement," by Elliot W. Eisner; "A Guide for Dropout Prevention: Creating an Integrated Learning Environment in Secondary Schools," by Todd F. Fennimore; "Student Motivation," by Linda Grace and Robert L. Buser; "Expecting Miracles: How to Develop a Learning Consciousness in High School Classrooms," by Geery S. Howe; "Instructional Practices for Middle Grade Students: Developing Self-Directed Learners," by Sara Lake; "Instructional Practices in the Middle Grades: National Variations and Effects," by James M. McPartland and Shi-Chang Wu; and "Cause-Related Impediments to Effective Study Practices," by John W. Thomas, Robert G. Curley, and Amy Strage. (LMI)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education, Instructional Development, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Learning Experience, Learning Theories, Minority Groups, School Restructuring, School Schedules, Special Needs Students, Student Motivation, Teacher Morale, Teaching Conditions
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR.
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