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What Makes a Good School?
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<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>School choice has become one of the most agonizing issues of parenthood; while schools boast of unsurpassed facilities, genius teachers, and stellar...
<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>School choice has become one of the most agonizing issues of parenthood; while schools boast of unsurpassed facilities, genius teachers, and stellar academic achievement, parents wonder whether the marketing hype is actually true. Drawing on the authors' experiences and knowledge-one as a school principal and both as parents and advocates-this account compares public, Catholic, private, selective, and comprehensive schools and examines how well each responds to the recurring crises in the lives of Australian children. Offering clear-eyed advice
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- English
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- Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, 2012
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- 1 online resource (268 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781742245935, 1742245935, 1742233295, 1306024838
- OCLC
- ocn797915234
- Description based upon print version of record.
- English
- Cover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Who are schools for?; 2 The talk about schools; 3 What are schools really like?; 4 My School and your school; 5 The agony and ecstasy of choice; 6 What is good teaching and learning?; 7 What do good schools do about the things that keep parents awake at night?; 8 Trying to please everyone, from K to 12; 9 Types of schools: How much does it matter?; 10 What makes a good system of schools?; 11 Creating more good schools; 12 How do you choose a good school?; Notes; Index