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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819314403321

Autore

Cossentino Jacqueline <1964->

Titolo

Talking about a revolution [[electronic resource] ] : the languages of educational reform / / Jacqueline Cossentino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2004

ISBN

0-7914-8543-9

1-4237-3941-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Collana

SUNY series, restructuring and school change

SUNY series, teacher preparation and development

Disciplina

371.2/00973

Soggetti

School improvement programs - United States

Teacher effectiveness - United States

Teachers - United States - Attitudes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- TALKING ABOUT A REVOLUTION -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I: Introduction -- 1. Teaching and Meaning -- 2. How Reform Means -- PART II: The Languages of Educational Reform -- 3. Exhibition as Test -- 4. Exhibition as Pedagogy -- 5. Exhibition as Curriculum -- 6. Exhibition as Rite of Passage.

Sommario/riassunto

Analyzes how teachers attempt to translate the language of reform into pedagogical action.