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TITLE |
Do students have too much homework? / Judeen Bartos, book editor. |
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IMPRINT |
Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press/Gale, Cengage Learning, c2012. |
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DESCRIPTION |
112 p. ; 24 cm. |
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SERIES |
At issue. Education. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Introduction -- Excessive homework strains family life / Wendy J. Ponte -- College students study less than in the past / Keith O'Brien -- Schools need to reduce academic pressure on students / Jerusha Conner, Denise Pope, and Mollie Galloway -- Academic pressure is not as dire as claimed / Jay Mathews -- America's achievement culture harms the education system / Jim Taylor -- Global homework practices don't always correlate with performance / ScienceDaily -- The value of homework needs further research / Alfie Kohn -- Performance suffers when homework is optional / Susan Graham -- Parents should take action against excessive homework to protect family time / Nancy Kalish -- Homework has value when it reinforces learning / Lisa Mangione -- Special education homework strategies can work for all students / Sara Finegan -- Life lessons are more important than school lessons / John Taylor Ga. |
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SUBJECT |
Homework -- Cross-cultural studies. |
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SUBJECT |
Homework. |
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DISCIPLINE |
English Language. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Bartos, Judeen. |
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ISBN |
0737758937. |
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ISBN |
9780737758924. |
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ISBN |
9780737758931 (pbk.). |
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