Tyranny of the textbook : an insider exposes how educational materials undermine reforms / Beverlee Jobrack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jobrack, Beverlee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Textbooks--United States.

Textbooks.

Textbooks--Publishing--United States.

Textbook bias--United States.

Textbook bias.

Curriculum planning--United States.

Curriculum planning.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Education and state--United States.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In Tyranny of the Textbook, a retired educational director, gives a fascinating look behind-the-scenes of how K-12 textbooks are developed, written, adopted, and sold. Readers will come to understand why all the reform efforts have failed. Most importantly, the author clearly spells out how the system can change so that reforms and standards have a shot at finally being effective"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction

Chapter 1 : The Most Effective Curriculum Materials Are Rarely Adopted

Chapter 2 : The Educational Publishing Business and Profit Motive

Chapter 3 : The Educational Materials Publishing, Players Process, and Priorities

Chapter 4 : Standards and Testing Don't Increase Student Achievement

Chapter 5 : Why Technology Hasn't Improved Student Achievement

Chapter 6 : Why Teacher Education and Professional Development Don't Improve Student Achievement

Chapter 7 : Rising Above the Plateau.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-30500-2

1-283-36225-2

9786613362254

1-4422-1143-1

OCLC:

768082452