Frogs into princes : writings on school reform / Larry Cuban.
| Author/creator | Cuban, Larry |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Teachers College Press, ©2008. |
| Description | xi, 204 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Multicultural education series Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.) ^A388710 |
| Contents | 1962 : teaching at Glenville -- 1969 : teacher and community. Necessary revisions in teacher education. A role problem : teacher or social worker? An assessment of the proposed training model -- 1984 : transforming the frog into a prince : effective schools research, policy, and practice at the district level. District policies. Implementation strategies. Unanticipated consequences -- 1989 : the "at-risk" label and the problem of urban school reform. Framing the problem. The case against the graded school. Past efforts to redesign schools. The difficulty of redesign. Incremental change -- 1990 : reforming again, again, and again. Classrooms : teacher-centered instruction. Curriculum : the academic and the practical. Centralizing and decentralizing authority. Why do reforms appear again and again? A rational explanation for recurring reforms. Value conflicts : a political perspective. Institutional perspective. Concluding comments -- 2001 : leadership for student learning : urban school leadership : different in kind and degree. Nationalizing education reform. Learning from the past. Reforming schools--the current agenda. Dispelling some urban myths. An initial agenda for action -- 1993 : introduction to How teachers taught. Reforming schools and classrooms. Explanations for constancy and change -- 2006 : reflections on two decades of computers in classrooms. Introduction. 1:1 computing. A final word -- 2007 : hugging the middle : teaching in an era of testing and accountability. How have teachers taught? How are teachers teaching? A follow-up study of How teachers taught. Making sense of conflicting evidence -- Reflections on urban school reform. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007045678 |
| ISBN | 9780807748596 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0807748595 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780807748602 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0807748609 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LA217 .C83 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |