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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462468603321

Autore

Shober Arnold F. <1976->

Titolo

The democratic dilemma of American education : out of many, one? / / Arnold Shober

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, CO : , : Westview Press, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

0-429-49288-X

1-280-60189-2

9786613630148

0-8133-4537-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Dilemmas in American Politics

Disciplina

379.73

Soggetti

Democracy and education - United States

Democracy and education -- United States

Education and state - United States

Education and state -- United States

Education

Social Sciences

Education, Special Topics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-258) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; 1. Out of Many, One?; Public Policy; Democratic Norms; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; 2. Structuring Democracy in American Education; Governing American Education; Federal Institutions; State Institutions; Local Institutions; School Institutions; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; 3. Including Americans; The Problem: What's Race Got to Do with It?; Healing Hearts Through Desegregation . . .; . . . Or Healing Minds Through Academic Achievement?; Evaluating Federal Action; Conclusion; Suggested Readings

4. When Equity Is Not AdequateThe Problem: Provision or Production?; Measuring Policy Effectiveness: Inputs, Outputs, and Outcomes; From



Financial Equity to Adequacy; Inequity and Its Remedies; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; 5. Participation and the Picket Line; Growth of Group Politics in Education; Group Benefits and Contemporary Teachers' Unions; Contesting Union Strength; Unions and Merit Pay: Teaching for Results; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; 6. Understanding History, Understanding Students; Defining Understanding; Parents, Puritans, and Progressives

National or Federal Understanding? The Growth of Curriculum StandardsConclusion; Suggested Readings; 7. Self-Rule and Structuring Success; Education's Toll Road; School Choice as Self-Rule; Conclusion; Suggested Readings; 8. Devolving the Dilemma?; Inclusion; Equity; Participation; Understanding; Self-Rule; Out of Many, One?; Appendix: Timeline of American Educational Policy; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A compelling and highly effective analysis of the politics of U.S. education policy and the difficulties in achieving effective education policy in America that is consistent with democratic ideals.