The American dream and the public schools /
... Examines ... desegregation, school funding, testing, vouchers, bilingual education, multicultural education, and ability grouping. These seem to be separate problems, but much of the contention over them comes down to the same thing: an apparent conflict ... between policies designed to promote...
| Основен автор: | Hochschild, Jennifer L., 1950- |
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| Други автори: | Scovronick, Nathan B., 1945- |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004, ℗♭2003.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=120930 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
American dream and the public schools. |
| Резюме: |
... Examines ... desegregation, school funding, testing, vouchers, bilingual education, multicultural education, and ability grouping. These seem to be separate problems, but much of the contention over them comes down to the same thing: an apparent conflict ... between policies designed to promote each student's ability to pursue success and those designed to insure the good of all students or the nation as a whole. The authors show how polices to promote individual success too often benefit only those already privileged by race or class ... The book also examines issues such as creationism and afrocentrism ... |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 301 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-290) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780198034865 0198034865 1602565228 9781602565227 0195184343 9780195184341 9780195152784 0195152786 9780195176032 0195176030 |