02952nam 22006493u 450 991045057500332120210114013056.01-281-09363-797866110936311-59213-768-7(CKB)1000000000339869(EBL)298857(OCoLC)437182570(SSID)ssj0000123860(PQKBManifestationID)11141241(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000123860(PQKBWorkID)10015178(PQKB)11075932(MiAaPQ)EBC298857(EXLCZ)99100000000033986920131216d2008|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrClosing The Book On Homework[electronic resource] Enhancing Public EducationPhiladelphia Temple University Press20081 online resource (173 p.)Teaching/Learning Social JustiDescription based upon print version of record.1-59213-217-0 Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Homework as an Issue in American Politics; 1 Revisiting the Evidence; 2 A History Lesson about Work and Homework; 3 Educating Global Citizens or Global Workers?; 4 Education at the Epicenter; Conclusion: On Character and Public Education in Democratic Society; Notes; IndexIn this, the sequel to his critically acclaimed and controversial The End of Homework, John Buell extends his case against homework. Arguing that homework robs children-and parents-of unstructured time for play and intellectual and emotional development, Closing the Book on Homework offers a convincing case for why homework is an outgrowth of broader cultural anxieties about the sanctity of work itself. After the publication of Buell's previous book, many professional educators portrayed reducing homework as a dangerous idea, while at the same time parents and teachers increTeaching/Learning Social JustiEducation - Parent participation - United StatesEducational change - United StatesHome and school - United StatesHome and schoolHomework - Social aspects - United StatesElectronic books.Education - Parent participation - United States.Educational change - United States.Home and school - United States.Home and school.Homework - Social aspects - United States.371.3/028/1371.30281Buell John1051439AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/plymouth/detail.action?docID=298857BOOK9910450575003321Closing The Book On Homework2481937UNINA