Classrooms As Learning Communities What's in It for Schools?

In classrooms that operate as learning communities, the social and learning purposes advance together through all participants being involved and engaged in building knowledge. This book demonstrates a new way of seeing and managing classrooms through: * an integration of what's best in learning and what's best in the social life of classrooms * a vision of the role of the teacher that is more creative and more related to the commitments of teachers * a more connected view of schools in contrast to the mechanistic view that currently dominates * an answer to the short-term performance pressures of politicians - better performance. The practice and vision of classrooms that operate as learning communities is presented clearly, and aims to encourage teachers to take steps towards building a more effective classroom with the aspects of learning communities they choose.Watkins, Chris is the author of 'Classrooms As Learning Communities What's in It for Schools?', published 2005 under ISBN 9780415327800 and ISBN 0415327806.