Narratives in the Making : : Teaching and Learning at Corktown Community High School / / Mary Beattie.

At Corktown Community High School in Toronto, importance is placed on the education of the whole person. An alternative secondary school, it emphasizes the development of self-knowledge and responsiveness to others, creative and critical thought, and connectedness through the self, the school commun...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©2004
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (192 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Origins: Context, Culture, Community
  • 2. Education Is a Holistic Endeavour: Corktown - A Community High School
  • 3. Relationships as a Context for Learning
  • 4. Living and Learning: The School Is a Learning Community
  • 5. Independence and Interdependence in the School Community
  • 6. Educating Global Citizens: Developing Connections and Commitment to Self, School, and Community
  • 7. The Research Study
  • Appendix 1. Evidence of Success and Achievement of Corktown's Students in the 1993-1994 School Year
  • Appendix 2. Toronto School Board Survey: Every Secondary Student 1991
  • Appendix 3. Key Facts
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index