Education technology and the failure of American schools / Charles K. Stallard and Julie Cocker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stallard, Charles K., 1942- author.

Cocker, Julie S., 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational technology--United States.

Educational technology.

United States.

Education--Effect of technological innovations on--United States.

Education.

Education--Effect of technological innovations on.

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

xviii, 215 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]

Summary:

Education Technology and the Failure of American Schools looks at the progress of American education in the use of technology since the publication of Charles K. Stallard and Julie Cocker's last book, The Promise of Technology in Schools: The Next Twenty Years. Fifteen years after its publication, they find little significant difference in the way K-12 schools are using technology to improve student achievement. This volume offers a broad and penetrating look at the American educational system to determine why progress is so lacking. What is uncovered is a system that has far outlived its functionality in terms of governance, organization, and professional practices. American schools are compared to those of nations whose students regularly outperform them on international tests of achievement. The authors offer a bold approach to educational reform that will irritate many who now consider themselves educational leaders. The final chapter offers a new approach to education in the primary grades, one that will surprise those lobbying for more computers for those early learning years. This is a must-read for anyone concerned about American education. Some additional key features of this book are as follows: Offers clear examples of what is missing in the average school experience. Explains why teaching and school administration are not true professions. Discusses levels of failure from the federal level to the local school administration. Describes how the present system came into being. Compares educational reform efforts with those in actual professions. Explains the basic misapplication of technology in the present system. Book jacket.

Contents:

Fourteen years later : trends and ruts in technology integration

K-12 and higher education selected uses of IT today

Schooling : what is the business of education?

How bad is the failure of American schools?

Are failing schools the only cause of low student achievement?

Why schools fail to integrate technology effectively

Professional vs bureaucratic approaches to change

Degradation as impediment to improvement

A new beginning needs consensus

Using it to personalize education

Foundation for a learning society

Moving beyond bureaucracy

Revolutionizing the early years of learning

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781475811117

147581111X

9781475811124

1475811128

OCLC:

892162542