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ERIC Number: EJ432774
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Humanitas: A Thematic Curriculum.
Aschbacher, Pamela R.
Educational Leadership, v49 n2 p16-19 Oct 1991
Unlike traditional instruction, which emphasizes basic skills mastery as a gateway to more challenging coursework, the interdisciplinary, thematic, team-based humanitas program at Los Angeles Unified School District stresses that all students can learn from a conceptual approach. The key is teacher collaboration. Attendance rates have improved dramatically. (six references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Attendance, Enrichment, High Schools, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Magnet Schools, Nontraditional Education, Professional Development, School Holding Power, Teacher Participation, Thematic Approach, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Humanitas Program (Los Angeles); Los Angeles Unified School District CA