High Expectations The Cultural Roots of Standards Reform in American Education |
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| Author:
| Proefriedt, William A. |
| Series edited by:
| Soltis, Jonas F. |
| Series title: | Advances in Contemporary Educational Thought Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8077-4874-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Publisher: | Teachers College Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.00 |
Book Description:
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Offering an understanding and critique of the standards movement, this book shows how the strengths and weaknesses of the reform movement are rooted in a set of American cultural beliefs about individual possibility and responsibility, about opportunity and merit, and about the role of schooling in creating social change.
Offering an understanding and critique of the standards movement, this book shows how the strengths and weaknesses of the reform movement are rooted in a set of American cultural beliefs about individual possibility and responsibility, about opportunity and merit, and about the role of schooling in creating social change.