Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-352) and index.
Summary
"Applies the partnership model to education from kindergarten to twelfth grade and beyond, providing practical guidance for educators, parents, and students. It provides a systemic approach that offers a more accurate and hopeful picture of what being human means"--Jacket.
Contents
Foreword / Nel Noddings -- Partnership Education: the Basics -- Reconstructing Education: Basic Building Blocks -- Refocusing and Reframing Education: The Basic Design -- Reweaving the Educational Tapestry: the Vertical and Horizontal Threads -- Beginnings: From the Stars to Us -- Our Human Adventure: Patterns and Possibilities -- From Counting to Current Events: Making the Three R's Meaningful -- Learning and Living: Interweaving Student Interests and Concerns -- Epilogue: Our Children's Future.