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010 _a2009006370
020 _a9781855396234
050 _aLC 191.8.G7
_b.Ab34 2010
100 _aAbbott, John
245 _aOverschooled but undereducated :
_bhow the crisis in education is jeopardizing our adolescents /
_cJohn Abbott with Heather MacTaggart.
260 _aLondon ; New York :
_bContinuum,
_c2010.
300 _axxiv, 310 p. :
_c21 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aContents: A fable: the whole story in fewer than 2,500 words -- Wonder of learning -- Human nature: a brain for all times -- Nurture and culture -- Hands-on apprentices to hands-off pupils -- Lest we fail to learn from our mistakes -- Adolescents left out -- What kind of education for what kind of world? -- Knowing what we know; what�s to be done? -- Appendix A: the 21st century learning initiative -- Appendix B: Synthesis -- Appendix C: Prophets of a future not our own
521 _aEDU
541 _eC12821
650 _aEducation
_xSocial aspects
_zGreat Britain
650 _aEducation
_xAims and objectives
_zGreat Britain
650 _aEducation
_zGreat Britain
_xHistory
650 _aTeenagers
_zGreat Britain
_xSocial conditions
700 _aMcTaggart, Heather
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