Public education:an autopsy
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Harvard University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Mass. |
Publication Dates: | 1993. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xi, 379 p.: ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: | 0674722329 (acid-free paper) |
Index Number: | G571 |
CLC: |
G571.2 G571.219 |
Call Number: | G571.2/L716-1 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-366) and index. Why an autopsy? -- The future context of public education -- Producer-consumer conflict -- The information system of public education -- Educational information under a market system -- The real costs of public education -- Educational outcomes as an efficiency issue -- The educational consequences of racial conflict -- Equality of educational opportunity reconsidered -- The impact of higher education on the public schools -- Educational research and development -- The educational agenda and its problems -- The transition solution. |