Is There Life in Classrooms? Review of the Russian Edition of Philip W. Jackson’s “Life in Classrooms”

Abstract

The Voprosy obrazovaniya Library has issued another edition of Philip W. Jackson’s book Life in Classrooms, first published in 1968. The book analyzes the fundamental phenomena of the educational process: learning environment, assessment, incentives, student attention and engagement management, teacher’s authority manifestation, formal and informal curricula, and teacher performance. However, the book pays too little attention to the curriculum content — a “blind spot” typical of most American school analysts. elementary school, learning environment, assessment, informal curriculum, students’ attitude towards schooling, engagement.