Turning Points: Educating Adolescents in the 21st Century, a Report of Carnegie Corporation of New York

by Anthony W. Jackson, Gayle A. Andrews, Gayle A. Davis

Book Overview

Carnegie Corporation's landmark 1989 report, Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the 21st Century, focused national attention on the long-neglected needs of adolescent youth. In the following decade, hundreds of middle grades schools implemented Turning Points principles and many others adopted similar and complementary measures. Based on these experiences, Turning Points 2000 refines the ideas contained in the original report by blending...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807739960
• ISBN13: 9780807739969
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

A new perspective for educators

This book is filled with information regarding the restructuring of schools, which is a hot topic in current society. There is a wealth of ideas and procedures, sure to assist any administrator or educator who is interested in revising and aligning current practices and curriculum.