The Rules Of School Reform
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The Rules Of School Reform
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Author : Max Angus
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-10-20
The Rules Of School Reform written by Max Angus and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-20 with Education categories.
Why do new legislative acts and regulations designed to improve schools have little impact on teaching? Why have so many attempts at school reform been so notably unsuccessful?; While seeking to answer these questions, Angus examined the complex issue of rules and regulations. He found a shell of rules around teaching that is guarded by unions and departmental officials. This shell is made up not only of official rules but also informal rules, some of which, even though unspoken, are highly influential. Collectively, these rules provide stability but also confine the extent of any change.; In "The Rules of School Reform" the author draws two separate but related conclusions that have serious implications for school improvement. Firstly, as long as the basic regulatory structures are left in place there is unlikely to be any enduring change to teaching. Secondly, should officials remove these structures, they will lose control of the system they are employed to manage. There is no escape from this dilemma. The author asks how can school reform succeed, unless we examine how established rule systems shape classroom life?
The Rules Of School Reform
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Author : Max Angus
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-10-20
The Rules Of School Reform written by Max Angus and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-20 with Education categories.
Why are legislators often left wondering why, after new acts and regulations have been implemented, the educational practice remains the same. This text provides perspectives on the way in which regulation can enable or obstruct reform within the
The Limits Of Law Based School Reform
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Author : Todd A. DeMitchell
language : en
Publisher: R & L Education
Release Date : 1997
The Limits Of Law Based School Reform written by Todd A. DeMitchell and has been published by R & L Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Education categories.
A confusing and contentious debate often surrounds law-based school reforms (lawsuits, regulations, statutes, and collective bargaining provisions). DeMitchell and Fossey argue that law-based reforms have not changed the fundamental character of the nation's schools. Although hundreds of law-based initiatives have been introduced, most have had little effect on learning. Law-based reform is an important and necessary strategy, but by itself it is not enough to change the way children are schooled. Rational decision making, which undergirds most law-based reform, can take us only part way to the schools our children deserve.
The Big Lies Of School Reform
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Author : Paul C. Gorski
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-03-14
The Big Lies Of School Reform written by Paul C. Gorski and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-14 with Education categories.
The Big Lies of School Reform provides a critical interruption to the ongoing policy conversations taking place around public education in the United States today. By analyzing the discourse employed by politicians, lobbyists, think tanks, and special interest groups, the authors uncover the hidden assumptions that often underlie popular statements about school reform, and demonstrate how misinformation or half-truths have been used to reshape public education in ways that serve the interests of private enterprise. Through a thoughtful series of essays that each identify one “lie“ about popular school reform initiatives, the authors of this collection reveal the concrete impacts of these falsehoods—from directing funding to shaping curricula to defining student achievement. Luminary contributors including Deborah Meier, Jeannie Oakes, Gloria Ladson-Billings, and Jim Cummins explain how reform movements affect teachers and administrators, and how widely-accepted mistruths can hinder genuine efforts to keep public education equitable, effective, and above all, truly public. Topics covered include common core standards, tracking, alternative paths to licensure, and the disempowerment of teachers’ unions. Beyond critically examining the popular rhetoric, the contributors offer visions for improving educational access, opportunity, and outcomes for all students and educators, and for protecting public education as a common good.
Bending The Rules
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Author : Brian Simon
language : en
Publisher: Lawrence & Wishart Limited
Release Date : 1988
Bending The Rules written by Brian Simon and has been published by Lawrence & Wishart Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Education categories.
Left Back
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Author : Diane Ravitch
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2001-07-31
Left Back written by Diane Ravitch and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07-31 with Education categories.
In this authoritative history of American education reforms in this century, a distinguished scholar makes a compelling case that our schools fail when they consistently ignore their central purpose--teaching knowledge.
The Politics Of School Reform 1870 1940
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Author : Paul E. Peterson
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1985-07
The Politics Of School Reform 1870 1940 written by Paul E. Peterson and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-07 with Education categories.
Was school reform in the decades following the Civil War an upper-middle-class effort to maintain control of the schools? Was public education simply a vehicle used by Protestant elites to impose their cultural ideas upon recalcitrant immigrants? In The Politics of School Reform, 1870-1940, Paul E. Peterson challenges such standard, revisionist interpretations of American educational history. Urban public schools, he argues, were part of a politically pluralistic society. Their growth—both in political power and in sheer numbers—had as much to do with the demands and influence of trade unions, immigrant groups, and the public more generally as it did with the actions of social and economic elites. Drawing upon rarely examined archival data, Peterson demonstrates that widespread public backing for the common school existed in Atlanta, Chicago, and San Francisco. He finds little evidence of systematic discrimination against white immigrants, at least with respect to classroom crowding and teaching assignments. Instead, his research uncovers solid trade union and other working-class support for compulsory education, adequate school financing, and curricular modernization. Urban reformers campaigned assiduously for fiscally sound, politically strong public schools. Often they had at least as much support from trade unionists as from business elites. In fact it was the business-backed machine politicians—from San Francisco's William Buckley to Chicago's Edward Kelly—who deprived the schools of funds. At a time when public schools are being subjected to searching criticism and when new educational ideas are gaining political support, The Politics of School Reform, 1870-1940 is a timely reminder of the strength and breadth of those groups that have always supported "free" public schools.
Radical School Reform
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Author : Beatrice Gross
language : en
Publisher:
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Radical School Reform written by Beatrice Gross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
School Reform Proposals
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Author : Alex Molnar
language : en
Publisher: IAP
Release Date : 2002-04-01
School Reform Proposals written by Alex Molnar and has been published by IAP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-04-01 with Education categories.
Twelve American academics and researchers contribute 13 chapters to this text reviewing current research on the conditions, policies, and practices in the reform of the American public school system. Coverage includes an examination of schools as institutions, and their structures; the teachers who deliver public education; and various proposals to replace all or part of the traditional public education system with institutions from outside that system. The reforms examined include examples of those which have clearly demonstrated their effectiveness, and others of questionable value. For scholars, policymakers, and citizens interested in education reform. No subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Radical Rules For Schools
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Author : Leslie Patterson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-03
Radical Rules For Schools written by Leslie Patterson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03 with categories.
School reform in the United States continues to disappoint, as evidenced by persistent gaps in performance, particularly among students who come to school from marginalized groups and communities in our society. The challenges are overwhelming: huge and highly diverse systems, uncertainty at every turn, and myriad perspectives and approaches to doing the "right" thing. In such systems it will never be enough to focus only on the most urgent challenges. Rampant uncertainty demands that we address dysfunctional dynamics of human interaction deep within the system. Radical Rules for Schools provides a path for seeing, understanding, and influencing the dynamics to shape patterns of generative teaching and learning. Using the principles of Human Systems Dynamics (HSD), this practical book is designed to help build adaptive capacity to help individuals and groups in education adapt to the challenges and changes they face. We recommend a short list of simple--yet radical--rules to guide decision making and action to set conditions for generative teaching and learning. We argue that, if educators consistently follow these radically simple rules, the underlying dynamics of teaching and learning will shift, and the system will become ever more sensitive, responsive, and robust. We realize that this may sound simplistic, almost like magical thinking. What we also know is that the potential of self-organization in complex systems is powerful. In as much as we can see, understand and influence the dynamics of interaction and decision making, we are able to shape the patterns required to ensure high levels of learning for each individual. We offer this book as one response to the failed school reforms of the last three decades, suggesting these simple rules as the framework for bringing about significant change. We believe the ideas we present in this book, building on the foundations of HSD, offer a path to solutions based in inquiry and adaptive action.