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100	1		_aMcAdams, Richard P., _eauthor. _91083880
245	1	0	_aExploring the myths and realities of today's schools : _ba candid review of the challenges educators face / _cRichard P. McAdams.
264		1	_aLanham, Md. : _bRowman & Littlefield Education, _c[2010]
264		4	_c©2010
300			_axiii, 197 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aTeachers: the heart of the matter -- Daily life of a teacher -- Demographic changes and student achievement -- The impact of teacher unions -- The myth of merit pay -- School charters, vouchers, and privatization -- The legal tangle in education -- Curriculum and instruction: the what and how of schooling -- Students then and now -- The parent factor -- The limits of local control -- School boards -- The superintendent: CEO of the school district -- The critical role of the school principal -- Special education and other special services -- School finance -- Schools as organizations -- International comparisons -- Final exam.
588			_aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
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