Education reform and the concept of good teaching / Derek Gottlieb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gottlieb, Derek, author.

Series:

Routledge international studies in the philosophy of education ; 34.

Routledge international studies in the philosophy of education ; 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Effective teaching--United States.

Effective teaching.

United States.

Teacher effectiveness--United States.

Teacher effectiveness.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Educational accountability--United States.

Educational accountability.

Physical Description:

xxii, 245 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

"In an effort to address the problems confronting the American education system, the Obama administration has issued structural and systematic reforms such as Race to the Top. These initiatives introduce new statistics and accountability systems to gauge what constitutes "good" teaching, both from an administrative standpoint and the perspective of teacher training programs. This volume offers a direct critique of this approach, concluding that it does not respond adequately to the issues of education reform but rather raises new problems and actively stymies progress.The author argues that at the heart of the confusion lies a misguided and rationalistic view of teaching and learning. He draws on the philosophical strategies of Ludwig Wittgenstein to break down the guiding assumptions of Race to the Top, allowing both the positive and the negative aspects of the policies to be heard. The author then proposes a different view of teaching and learning which considers how to effectively address the problems Race to the Top seeks to confront. "-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138776241

1138776246

OCLC:

872623022