Whose Business is School Reform? : Letting the Experts Drive School Improvement
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1578863996
ISBN-13
9781578863990
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Rowman & Littlefield Education
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 6th, 2006
Print length
196 Pages
Weight
299 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 14.40 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Organization & management of education
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Here, Robert Brower counters the misdirection of the present reform movement in education. This book details the errors of the present movement and gives a prescription for how to do it right.
Much of what is mandated and touted as cures for school improvement are not research-based and in many instances, are doing more harm than any perceived good. This book examines all aspects of the present public school reform movement and explores how capitalism and the market system does not and cannot apply to public schools. Robert Brower contends that mandating a business model for education to force competition and change may destroy not only our system of education but also dismantle the intricate social, political, and economic successes we presently enjoy. In this book, the author gives research-based and practical advice on how to ''right the ship'' of educational reform by making bold recommendations for where public education must go to ensure this country''s continued leader in the free world. Includes sections on: _
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