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Fallacies in education : why schools are mired in mediocrity / Randy K. Trani and Robert K. Irvine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trani, Randy K. (Randy Keith), 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational change--United States.
- Educational change.
- Public schools--United States.
- Public schools.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book argues for a complete reassessment of the ways schools are conceived, organized, operated and managed. Authors Trani and Irvine challenge traditional assumptions about grade levels, teachers, students and administrators in pursuit of higher student achievement and academic excellence.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Common Knowledge That Gets in the Way of Excellence; Chapter Three: Six Secrets to Creating an Excellent School; Chapter Four: School Size and Excellence: Is Bigger More Efficient? Or, Commonly Held Beliefs about the Benefits of Big Schools; Chapter Five: Configuring Instruction for Excellence: Continuous-Progress Model Versus Grade Level, Curriculum-Oriented Model; Chapter Six: Middle School: A New Approach Leads to Excellence
- Chapter Seven: High School: Excellence in the SpotlightChapter Eight: Creating and Maintaining a Culture of Excellence; Chapter Nine: Tailor School, Schedules, and Approaches to the Local Community; Chapter Ten: Funding Excellent Schools; Chapter Eleven: Preventing Excellence: Bandaging Self-Inflicted Wounds; Chapter Twelve: The Future and Thoughts on Trends Toward and Away from Excellence; Chapter Thirteen: How to Create an Excellent School if You Are a: Parent. Teacher, Student, Administrator. or School Board Member; Chapter Fourteen: Pathway to Excellence: Next Steps and Conclusions
- Appendix Multi-Age Resources and FAQsAbout the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-28264-8
- 9786613927255
- 1-60709-469-X
- 1-283-61480-4
- OCLC:
- 812253938
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