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Hard Truths: Uncovering the Deep Structure of Schooling - Softcover

Tye, Barbara Benham

 
9780807739334: Hard Truths: Uncovering the Deep Structure of Schooling

Synopsis

This indispensable volume covers such topics as:

  • Events and ideas that have shaped American schools
  • Conventional wisdom about schooling
  • Media representations of schooling
  • How institutional structures tend to work against change
  • The relationship of school finance and fiscal limitations to school change
  • Parental and community involvement in schooling
  • The culture of teaching and the lives of teachers
  • When school change is likely to succeed

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About the Author

Barbara Benham Tye is Professor of Curriculum and Foundations and Hassinger Chair in Education at Chapman University in Orange, California.

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