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Shober Arnold F. <1976-> |
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The democratic dilemma of American education : out of many, one? / / Arnold Shober |
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Boulder, CO : , : Westview Press, , [2012] |
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©2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-49288-X |
1-280-60189-2 |
9786613630148 |
0-8133-4537-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Collana |
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Dilemmas in American Politics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-258) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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