Structure in the Classroom: How Much Should Be Provided?.

Diamond, Stanley C.

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ERIC Number: EJ352262

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Publication Date: 1987

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Structure in the Classroom: How Much Should Be Provided?

Diamond, Stanley C.

NASSP Bulletin, v71 n497 p119-24 Mar 1987

Reviews the range of thought concerning the extent to which the student's educational experience should be formally structured and externally imposed or informal and structurally controlled by the student. Recommends allowing students to make choices to the extent that they are comfortable and learning remains functional and effective. (PGD)

Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education, Participative Decision Making, Personal Autonomy, Progressive Education, Social Control, Special Education, Student Participation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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