Moderating the Debate: Rationality and the Promise of American Education

Feuer, Michael J.

ISBN 10: 1891792695 / ISBN 13: 9781891792694

Published by Harvard Education Press, 2006

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Synopsis:

This eloquent book examines the complex―and often problematic―relations between education research, policy, and practice, and proposes ways to improve those relationships in the interest of meaningful education reform. Based on the Burton and Inglis Lectures, which Michael Feuer delivered at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2004 and 2005, the book begins with an examination of how recent developments in cognitive science have fundamentally changed the way we understand human decisionmaking and rational judgment. It then proceeds to a consideration of how the lessons of cognitive science might inform a more rational―and reasonable―approach to education research, policy, and reform. Moving deftly and with great insight through the worlds of education research and policymaking, Feuer offers practical solutions to the impasses and disconnections that have chronically thwarted workable, sustained education reform.

About the Author: Michael J. Feuer is the dean of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at The George Washington University and president of the National Academy of Education.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Moderating the Debate: Rationality and the ...
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good