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Record Nr.

UNINA9910962514403321

Autore

Shaker Paul

Titolo

Reclaiming education for democracy : thinking beyond No Child Left Behind / / Paul Shaker and Elizabeth E. Heilman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2008

ISBN

1135597057

1281395390

9786611395391

0203894510

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 pages)

Collana

Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education

Altri autori (Persone)

HeilmanElizabeth E

Disciplina

379.73

Soggetti

Democracy and education - United States

Education and state - United States

Education - Political aspects - 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

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acknowledgements, continued; Introduction: The changing vision of education in our democratic society; Part I Mechanisms and motivations of education policy; Chapter 1 Political advocacy versus academic authority: Defining educational inquiry and defending public education; Chapter 2 Policy as propaganda: A critical examination of NCLB; Chapter 3 The cultural psychology of the right; Part II Distortions of the advocates; Chapter 4 The myth of scientifically based research; Chapter 5 The "science" of teacher testing;

Chapter 6 Contested visions of public schooling for a democratic societyChapter 7 Left back: Punditry or history?; Part III Visions for change; Chapter 8 A renewed vision of good teaching and good schools; Chapter 9 Rediscovering and reclaiming public education in a democratic society; References; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Reclaiming Education for Democracy subjects the prophets and doctrines of educational neoliberalism to scrutiny in order to provide a rationale and vision for public education beyond the limits of No Child Left Behind. The authors combine a history of recent education policy



with an in- depth analysis of the origins of such policy and its impact on professional educators. The public face of these policies is separated from motives rooted in politics, profit, and ideology. The book also searches for new insights in understanding the neoliberal and managerialist assault on education.