基本説明
Brings together leading scholars of education to engage the public in different ways of looking at school.
Full Description
We live in an era where our view of school is reduced by a superficial public conversation. In this context, the complexity of the educational process and the debate over the purpose of schooling is lost. This book brings together leading scholars of education to analyze these issues and engage the public in different ways of looking at school.
Contents
What You Don't Know about Schools Is Hurting You and the Country; J.L.Kincheloe How Did This Happen? The Right-Wing Politics of Knowledge and Education; J.L.Kincheloe What You Don't Know about Standards; R.A.Horn,Jr. What We Don't Know about Evaluation; P.M.Anderson & J.P.Summerfield The Cult of Prescription - Or, A Student Ain't No Slobbering Dog - P.L.Thomas School Leaders, Marketers, Spin Doctors or Military Recruiters? Educational Administration in the New Economy; G.L.Anderson The Price for 'Free' Market Capitalism in Public Schools - Or, How Much Is Democracy Worth on the Open Market?; J.Weaver Bad News: Where Schools Get Their News for Kids; C.Bybee The Meritocratic Mythology: Constructing Success; B.Enoma Confrontations With Genius; R.McDermott What You Don't Know about Diversity; E.Quintero Hiding in the Bathroom: What You Don't Know about the Educational Struggle of Marginalized Students; D.Walsh When Ignorance and Deceit Come to Town: Preparing Yourself for the English-Only Movement's Assault on Your Public Schools; P.Leistyna What Our Teachers Know about Schools - Or, Let them Eat Cake; S.R.Steinberg
