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Exchanging writing, exchanging cultures : lessons in school reform from the United States and Great Britain, Sarah Warshauer Freedman

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"Exchanging Writing, Exchanging Cultures offers concrete lessons to school reformers, policymakers, and classroom teachers about the value and effectiveness of different approaches to teaching writing. For U.S. educators, the British experience provides cogent reasons for rethinking the adoption of a "high stakes" national examination on the British model - a model Freedman found detrimental to learning. At the same time, the book highlights British educational policies and structures that could improve instruction in U.S. schools. British teachers, for instance, can aspire to positions of leadership and increasing responsibility within their schools, while professional opportunities for U.S. teachers generally take them away from their schools to share their expertise elsewhere. In observing the varied classrooms in both countries, Freedman looks anew at Vygotsky's and Bakhtin's theories of social interaction and their implications for learning, and she explores ways to meet the needs of all students when classes are not tracked by ability level." "Freedman's cross-cultural comparison stimulates us to envision new possibilities for our familiar school organizations in order to reshape our urban schools into institutions of high-quality education for all students."--Jacket
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eng
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Exchanging writing, exchanging cultures : lessons in school reform from the United States and Great Britain
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Exchanging writing, exchanging cultures
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lessons in school reform from the United States and Great Britain
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Sarah Warshauer Freedman
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Language
eng
Summary
"Exchanging Writing, Exchanging Cultures offers concrete lessons to school reformers, policymakers, and classroom teachers about the value and effectiveness of different approaches to teaching writing. For U.S. educators, the British experience provides cogent reasons for rethinking the adoption of a "high stakes" national examination on the British model - a model Freedman found detrimental to learning. At the same time, the book highlights British educational policies and structures that could improve instruction in U.S. schools. British teachers, for instance, can aspire to positions of leadership and increasing responsibility within their schools, while professional opportunities for U.S. teachers generally take them away from their schools to share their expertise elsewhere. In observing the varied classrooms in both countries, Freedman looks anew at Vygotsky's and Bakhtin's theories of social interaction and their implications for learning, and she explores ways to meet the needs of all students when classes are not tracked by ability level." "Freedman's cross-cultural comparison stimulates us to envision new possibilities for our familiar school organizations in order to reshape our urban schools into institutions of high-quality education for all students."--Jacket
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Freedman, Sarah Warshauer
Dewey number
808/.042/071
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
LB1576
LC item number
.F73 1994
Literary form
non fiction
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  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • English language
  • English language
  • English language
  • English language
  • Educational tests and measurements
  • Educational tests and measurements
  • Anglais (Langue)
  • Anglais (Langue)
  • Anglais (Langue)
  • Anglais (Langue)
  • Tests et mesures en éducation
  • Tests et mesures en éducation
  • Educational tests and measurements
  • English language
  • English language
  • Great Britain
  • United States
  • Taalonderwijs
  • Schrijfvaardigheid
  • Englischunterricht
  • USA
  • Großbritannien
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Exchanging writing, exchanging cultures : lessons in school reform from the United States and Great Britain, Sarah Warshauer Freedman
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"National Council of Teachers of English."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263) and index
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1 online resource (xiv, 270 pages
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online
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(OCoLC)1034671610
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Exchanging writing, exchanging cultures : lessons in school reform from the United States and Great Britain, Sarah Warshauer Freedman
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Publication
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"National Council of Teachers of English."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 270 pages
Form of item
online
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations)
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1034671610

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