The Practice of School Reform: Lessons from Two Centuries
Language: English
Published by State University of New York Press, 2009
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- Title
- The Practice of School Reform: Lessons from Two Centuries
- Author
- Nehring, James/ Cuban, Larry (Foreward By)
- Publisher
- State University of New York Press
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1438428464
- ISBN 13
- 9781438428468
- Item weight
- 0.25 kilograms
Former high school teacher, school leader, activist, consultant, and now professor of education James Nehring combines vivid case studies with practical suggestions to describe how the system works to thwart good schools and what educators can do to improve them. In this book he paints the big picture of school reform in the United States, deftly distilling broad cultural patterns into useful advice for reform-minded educators. Bringing history alive through the carefully rendered stories of five schools past and present that have successfully swum against the mainstream, Nehring shows how educators can overcome the lie of the quick fix through mindful adaptation. The Practice of School Reform is a highly readable diagnosis of some of education’s deepest ills and provides practical prescriptions that can empower educators to remedy them.
“…an important contribution to the body of knowledge in the history of school reform.” — H-Net Reviews (H-Education)
“This is a welcome and timely addition to the growing body of research exposing the ills of the so-called back-to-basics, standardization, and No Child Left Behind movements.” — Tony L. Talbert, Baylor University
“This book is for the newly tenured teacher who is ready to challenge her- or himself and make teaching a true vocation.” — Douglas McKnight, author of Schooling, the Puritan Imperative, and the Molding of an American National Identity: Education’s “Errand into the Wilderness”
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About the Author
Larry Cuban is Associate Dean and Professor of Education at Stanford University.
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