The Jossey-Bass reader on school reform / introduction by Lesley Iura.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jossey-Bass Inc.

Series:

Jossey-Bass education series

The Jossey-Bass education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational change--United States--History--20th century.

Educational change.

Education--Aims and objectives.

History.

United States.

Education--Aims and objectives--United States--History--20th century.

Education.

Physical Description:

xxi, 524 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

School reform

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2001]

Summary:

This volume offers a definitive collection of articles, book excerpts, and seminal reports on educational reform and its many challenges.

Contents:

Part 1 Perspectives on Reform

1. The Educational Situation / John Dewey 3

2. Progress or Regress? / David Tyack, Larry Cuban 5

3. Reformers, Radicals, and Romantics / Diane Ravitch 43

Part 2 Milestones

4. Opinion of the Court, Brown v. Board of Education / U.S. Supreme Court 91

5. Soviet Education Far Ahead of U.S. / Benjamin Fine 101

6. Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I: Helping Disadvantaged Children Meet High Standards

Part A: Improving Basic Grants Operated by School Districts 107

7. Opinion of the Court, Lau v. Nichols / U.S. Supreme Court 128

8. A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform / National Commission on Excellence in Education 135

9. America's Choice: High Skills or Low Wages! Executive Summary / National Center on Education and the Economy 161

10. Learning a Living: A Blueprint for High Performance

A SCANS Report for America 2000, Executive Summary / Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, U.S. Department of Labor 171

11. Goals 2000: Increasing Student Achievement Through State and Local Initiatives: Introduction / U.S. Department of Education 183

12. Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS): Overview and Key Findings Across Grade Levels / National Center for Education Statistics 191

13. What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future, Executive Summary / National Commission on Teaching and America's Future 207

Part 3 Reform as Response to Social Diversity and Student Needs

14. Discussion of School Funding / Jonathan Kozol 213

15. Bilingual Education: The Controversy / Richard Rothstein 218

16. The Full Service Vision: Responding to Critical Needs / Joy G. Dryfoos 233

Part 4 Reform as Restructuring the Governance and Organization of Schooling

17. Better Schools Through New Institutions: Giving Americans Choice / John E. Chubb, Terry M. Moe 251

18. Incentives: Linking Resources, Performance, and Accountability / Eric A. Hanushek 299

19. The Birth of a Movement / Joe Nathan 335

20. Following the Plan / Lynn Olson 352

21. Assessing District Capacity / Phillip C. Schlechty 361

22. A Mixed Record for Reconstitution Flashes a Yellow Light for Districts / Caroline Hendrie 382

23. Personalizing Middle Schools / Nancy L. Ames, Edward Miller 388

Part 5 Reform Through Standards, Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment

24. Thinking About Education in a Different Way / David C. Berliner, Bruce J. Biddle 407

25. One Hundred Fifty Years of Testing / Robert Rothman 419

26. With 2000 Looming, Chances of Meeting National Goals Iffy / David J. Hoff 434

27. A Revolution in One Classroom: The Case of Mrs. Oublier / David K. Cohen 440

28. Setting High Standards for Everyone / Mark S. Tucker, Judy B. Codding 470

29. What If We Ended Social Promotion? / Robert M. Hauser 483

30. Nineteen Postulates / John I. Goodlad 488

31. Prologue from Horace's Compromise / Theodore R. Sizer 498

32. The Culture of Resistance / Robert Evans 510.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0787955248

OCLC:

45058735