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UNINA9910962514403321 |
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Autore |
Shaker Paul |
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Titolo |
Reclaiming education for democracy : thinking beyond No Child Left Behind / / Paul Shaker and Elizabeth E. Heilman |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1135597057 |
1281395390 |
9786611395391 |
0203894510 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 pages) |
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Collana |
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Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Democracy and education - United States |
Education and state - United States |
Education - Political aspects - United States |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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