Screen LibraryStandards and schooling in the United States：an encyclopedia
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| Group Author: | ; |
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| Published: |
ABC-CLIO,
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| Publisher Address: | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| Publication Dates: | c2001. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 3 v.: ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: | 157607255X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | G571 |
| CLC: |
G571.21-61 G571.2-61 |
| Call Number: | G571.2-61/S785 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Administration -- Art -- Best practices -- Bilingual education -- California state standards -- Certification of teachers -- Class and socioeconomics -- Consequences of standards -- Curriculum -- Democracy -- Elementary education -- Epistemology -- Evaluation -- Florida state standards -- Functionalism -- Goals of standards -- History -- Interpretation -- Justice and education -- Knowledge -- Learning theory and cognition -- Mediated learning -- Multiculturalism -- Nontraditional schools -- Opposition to standards -- Philosophical analysis and standards -- Politics of education -- Purposes o Publisher description: Essays by 54 scholars illuminate the historical, social, cultural, political, administrative, psychological, and philosophical issues behind the standards debate. In addition to coverage of the historical and current status of standards, the essays offer systematic critiques and practical suggestions for improvement that will benefit teachers, educational leaders, politicians, parents, students, and concerned citizens. A complete chronology, a general bibliography, a resource list, and a comprehensive index offer further aids to research and understanding. |