The Battle Over Homework: Common Ground for Administrators, Teachers, and Parents - Brossura

Cooper, Harris

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0761978216 ISBN 13: 9780761978213

Casa editrice: Corwin Press Inc, 2001

Riassunto

This book is about homework and the role it plays in the lives of students, teachers and families. The author discusses the history of homework, the positive and negative aspects of homework in the course of a student′s education, and the various kinds of homework best used to motivate and positively influence the student. The reader learns what amount of homework is best for each age group. The book provides readers with the terms, definitions, and research evidence needed to hold conversations about homework in a constructive manner. Furthermore, readers will gain the necessary insight into homework to set effective homework policies, rules and guidelines.

This is a user-friendly, yet research-based book that looks at all sides of the debate over homework while giving the reader specific tools to help them achieve what is best for their schools, classrooms and children.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Harris Cooper is Hugo L. Blomquist professor for psychology and neuroscience at Duke University. In 2007, he received the Contributions to Research Synthesis Methodology Award from the International Campbell Collaboration. In 2008, he received the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Research Synthesis Methodology. He has been the editor of Psychological Bulletin and Archives of Scientific Psychology. From 2009 to 2015, he was the Chief Editorial Advisor to the American Psychological Association’s journal publishing program. His substantive interests include application of social and developmental psychology to education policy.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Corwin Press Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0761978216
• ISBN 13: 9780761978213
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 96
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile