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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1989
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED304503 |
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- The Urban School of the Future. Ediger, Marlow Educational Change Educational Equity (Finance) Educational Improvement Educational Innovation Educational Needs Elementary Secondary Education Futures (of Society) School Effectiveness Urban Environment Urban Schools This essay discusses impediments to student success in today's urban schools and recommends solutions for the future. The following problems are covered: (1) overcrowded classrooms; (2) student behavioral problems; (3) lack of instructional materials; (4) outdated facilities; (5) inadequate school library collections; (6) low teacher salaries; (7) availability and use of drugs; (8) family breakup; (9) lack of afterschool education programs; and (10) poverty. Solutions include the following: (1) improvement of student-teacher ratios, (2) provision of quality instructional materials; (3) newly designed flexible facilities; (4) curricular emphasis on aesthetics; (5) improvement of school library collections; (6) improvement of teachers salaries; (7) drug-free environment; (8) improved quality of urban family life; (9) afterschool education programs; and (10) elimination of poverty. The need for public support of educational financing is emphasized. A 10-item bibliography is included. (FMW)