Taking sides : Clashing views on educational issues /
Taking sides : Clashing views on educational issues /
Clashing views on educational issues
selected, edited, and with introductions by James Wm. Noll.
- Sixteenth edition.
- xxiv, 375 pages ; 24 cm.
- Taking sides McGraw-Hill contemporary learning series .
- Taking sides. McGraw-Hill contemporary learning series. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Should schooling be based on social experiences? -- Should the curriculum be standardized for all? -- Should behaviorism shape educational practices? -- Is constructivism the best philosophy of education? -- Should global competition steer school reform? -- Are truly democratic classrooms possible? -- Has the Supreme Court reconfigured American education? -- Is No Child Left Behind irretrievably flawed? -- Does a "deficit model" serve poor children well? -- Should "public schooling" be redefined? -- Are undocumented immigrants entitled to public education? -- Has the time arrived for universal preschool? -- Is privatization the hope of the future? -- Is the inclusive classroom model workable? -- Can current high school reform curtail dropouts? -- Is "intelligent design" a threat to the curriculum? -- Are single-sex schools and classes effective? -- Can zero tolerance violate students rights? -- Do computers negatively affect student growth? -- Should alternative teacher training be encouraged? -- Can merit pay accelerate school improvement?
0078049970 9780078049972
Education--Aims and objectives--United States
Education--United States
370.973
Includes bibliographical references.
Should schooling be based on social experiences? -- Should the curriculum be standardized for all? -- Should behaviorism shape educational practices? -- Is constructivism the best philosophy of education? -- Should global competition steer school reform? -- Are truly democratic classrooms possible? -- Has the Supreme Court reconfigured American education? -- Is No Child Left Behind irretrievably flawed? -- Does a "deficit model" serve poor children well? -- Should "public schooling" be redefined? -- Are undocumented immigrants entitled to public education? -- Has the time arrived for universal preschool? -- Is privatization the hope of the future? -- Is the inclusive classroom model workable? -- Can current high school reform curtail dropouts? -- Is "intelligent design" a threat to the curriculum? -- Are single-sex schools and classes effective? -- Can zero tolerance violate students rights? -- Do computers negatively affect student growth? -- Should alternative teacher training be encouraged? -- Can merit pay accelerate school improvement?
0078049970 9780078049972
Education--Aims and objectives--United States
Education--United States
370.973