Volatile knowing : parents, teachers, and the censored story of accountability in America's public schools / Kaia Tollefson ; foreword by Maxine Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tollefson, Kaia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational accountability--United States.

Educational accountability.

Public schools--United States.

Public schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Volatile Knowing refers to the positive change that can result when parents and teachers talk together about the politics of school reform. Based on a study of teachers and parents who researched aspects of the accountability movement typically censored in mainstream media, Volatile Knowing reveals the hidden power behind current reform efforts that serve private, not public interests. It is aimed at provoking a new, child-centered movement for accountability and creativity in the nation's schools.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Accountability in the Schools: What the People Don't Know; Chapter 2: Challenging the Virtually Unchallenged: A Personal Experience; Chapter 3: Making Sense of the Accountability Movement: Organized (and Profitable) Malevolence Against the Public Schools; Chapter 4: Redefining Accountability in Our Schools: Inviting Parents to the Learning Community; Chapter 5: Research Findings: Tracing a Path Toward Hope; Chapter 6: The Inversion of Visibility

Chapter 7: The Instruments of DisciplineChapter 8: Reframing the Panopticon; Appendix A: Methodology; Appendix B: Discipline in the Public School Panopticon; Appendix C: Osmosis & The Evolution of the Public School Panopticon; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

First paperback edition 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-34604-3

1-283-61402-2

0-7391-4571-1

9786613926470

OCLC:

855502345