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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789743603321

Autore

Jobrack Beverlee

Titolo

Tyranny of the textbook [[electronic resource] ] : an insider exposes how educational materials undermine reforms / / Beverlee Jobrack

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012

ISBN

1-283-36225-2

9786613362254

1-4422-1143-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Classificazione

EDU034000EDU007000

Disciplina

070.57071173

371.32

Soggetti

Textbooks - United States

Textbooks - Publishing - United States

Textbook bias - United States

Curriculum planning - United States

Educational change - United States

Education and state - United States

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- Chapter 1 : The Most Effective Curriculum Materials Are Rarely Adopted -- Chapter 2 : The Educational Publishing Business and Profit Motive -- Chapter 3 : The Educational Materials Publishing, Players Process, and Priorities -- Chapter 4 : Standards and Testing Don't Increase Student Achievement -- Chapter 5 : Why Technology Hasn't Improved Student Achievement -- Chapter 6 : Why Teacher Education and Professional Development Don't Improve Student Achievement -- Chapter 7 : Rising Above the Plateau.

Sommario/riassunto

"In Tyranny of the Textbook, a retired educational director, gives a fascinating look behind-the-scenes of how K-12 textbooks are developed, written, adopted, and sold. Readers will come to understand why all the reform efforts have failed. Most importantly, the author clearly spells out how the system can change so that reforms and



standards have a shot at finally being effective"--