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Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial educational issues
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Twenty-one debates on education, federal initiatives in school reform, reducing class size, and alternative teacher training.
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- Creator
- selected, edited and with introductions by James Wm. Noll
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Twelveth edition
- Guilford, CT : McGraw Hill/Dushkin, [2004]
- ©2004
- Series
- Physical Details
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- xvi, 451 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 0072933038, 9780072933031
- OCLC
- ocm53003173
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- pt. 1 Enduring issues : Should schooling be based on social experiences? -- Should the curriculum be standardized for all? -- Should behaviorism shape educational practices? -- Should church-state separation be maintained? -- Should school attendance be compelled? -- pt. 2 Current Fundamental Issues : Can "character education" reverse moral decline? -- Should multiculturalism permeate the curriculum? -- Can federal initiatives rescue failing schools? -- Do high-stakes assessments improve learning? -- Have public schools failed society? -- pt. 3 Current specific issues : Are vouchers an appropriate choice mechanism? -- Can charter schools revitalize public education? -- Have public schools adequately accommodated religion? -- Is full inclusion of disabled students desirable? -- Is size crucial to school improvement? -- Should bilingual education programs be abandoned? -- Does school violence warrent a zero-tolerance policy? -- Can self-governing schools rescue urban education? -- Should technology lead the quest for better schools? -- Is mandatory community service desirable and legal? -- Should alternative teacher training be encouraged?