Fostering High School Students' Motivation to Learn
Committee on Increasing High School Students' Engagement and Motivation to Learn, National Research Council
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Student Engagement and Disengagement in Urban High Schools; 4 2. The Nature and Conditions of Engagement; 5 3. Teaching and Learning; 6 4. Climate, Organization, Composition, and Size of Schools; 7 5. Family, Community, and Peers; 8 6. Meeting Students' Nonacademic Needs; 9 7. Education Through Theme-Based Learning Communities; 10 8. Comprehensive High School Reform Designs; 11 9. Summary of Findings and Recommendations; 12 Bibliography and References; 13 Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 14 Index