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" The tragedy of American school reform : "
Ronald W. Evans
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BL
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711182
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b533371
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Evans, Ronald W
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| Title & Author
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The tragedy of American school reform : : how curriculum politics and entrenched dilemmas have diverted us from democracy /\ Ronald W. Evans
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1st ed
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2011
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xiii, 276 p., [14] p. of plates :: ill. ;; 22 cm
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0230107982 (hardback)
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: 9780230107984 (hardback)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Machine generated contents note: -- Challenges of Curriculum Development * The New Social Studies * The Newer Social Studies * Larger Trends in Schools * Aftermath: "We Face a National Conspiracy * The MACOS Controversy and Beyond * The Conservative Restoration * Can We Transcend the Grammar of Social Studies? * Reflections on Education for Democracy
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| Abstract
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"Two persistent dilemmas haunt school reform: curriculum politics and classroom constancy. Both undermined the 1960s' new social studies, a dynamic reform movement centered on inquiry, issues, and social activism. Dramatic academic freedom controversies ended reform and led to a conservative restoration. On one side were teachers and curriculum developers, on the other, conservative activists determined to undo the revolutions of the 1960s. The episode brought a return to traditional history, a turn away from questioning, and the re-imposition of authority. Engagingly written and thoroughly researched, The Tragedy of American School Reform offers a provocative perspective on current trends"--Provided by publisher
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"Two persistent dilemmas haunt school reform: curriculum politics and classroom constancy. Both undermined the 1960s' new social studies, a dynamic reform movement centered on inquiry, issues, and social activism. Dramatic academic freedom controversies ended reform and led to a conservative restoration. On one side were teachers and curriculum developers; on the other, conservative activists determined to undo the revolutions of the 1960s. The episode brought a return to traditional history, a turn away from questioning, and the re-imposition of authority. Engagingly written and thoroughly researched, The Tragedy of American School Reform offers a provocative perspective on current trends"--Provided by publisher
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Educational change-- United States
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Social sciences-- Study and teaching-- United States
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| Dewey Classification
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300.71/073
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LB1585.3.E93 2011
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