Educational Concepts and Theories

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Comprehensive high school

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Multipurpose schools with different tracks

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Culture

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Composed beliefs about what is right and wrong, and what is good and bad

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Democratic reconstructionists

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Educators who see the solution to certain trends and current issues, such as racism, poverty, and the destruction of the ecosystem, as the responsibility of an aroused and skilled citizenry

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Economic reconstructionists

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Educators who tend to take a harsher view of the dominant culture and see schools as the pliant servants of those in power

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Education

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A process of human growth by which one gains greater understanding and control over oneself and one’s world

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Effective schools

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A school in which learning for all students is maximized

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Human capital

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The stock of valuable knowledge, abilities, and other things possessed by an individual

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Relational trust

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The network of trust among people

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School cultures

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Engaging the hearts and minds of children, stretching them intellectually, physically, morally, and socially

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Schooling

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A specific, formalized process, usually focused on the young