Getting to Where We Meant to Be : Working Toward the Educational World We Imagine/d / Patricia H. Hinchey and Pamela J. Konkol.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hinchey, Patricia H., 1951- author.

Konkol, Pamela, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizenship--History.

Citizenship.

Higher education and state--History.

Higher education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Gorham, ME : Myers Education Press, LLC, [2024]

Summary:

This book critically examines assumptions and practices within contemporary American public education, offering insights into curriculum, citizenship education, and school reform. The authors, Patricia H. Hinchey and Pamela J. Konkol, explore how misconceptions and unexamined beliefs shape educational policies and their impact on students, teachers, and society. They analyze topics such as the purposes of public schools, the definition of citizenship, control and discipline in schools, and the consequences of neoliberal education reforms. The book provides frameworks for reevaluating goals and offers tools for purposeful action to improve public education. It is intended for educators, policymakers, parents, and stakeholders invested in shaping a better future for schools and students. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Copyright

Contents

A Message from the Publisher

Preface to the Second Edition

ONE "You Have Arrived at Your Destination." Oh, Really?

The Many Ways We Lose Our Way

The Many Ways We Lose Our Way in Schools

Where Do You Want to Go . . . and How Will You Get There?

Things to Think About

Things to Explore

TWO What Are Schools For, Anyway?

Assumptions About the Goals of Public Schools

Frameworks for Goal Setting

Choices for Educators

THREE What Does It Mean to Educate for Citizenship?

Assumptions about Educating for Citizenship

Frameworks for Citizenship Education

FOUR What Is Curriculum? And Who Decides What's in It?

Assumptions Around Curriculum

Frameworks for Curriculum

FIVE How Much Control Does a (Student) Body Need?

Assumptions about Control in Schools

Frameworks for Disciplinary Policies

SIX Reform? By Whom, and For What?

Assumptions About Reform

Frameworks for Reform

SEVEN The Way Forward

Index.

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ISBN:

9781975506575

197550657X

OCLC:

1432604819