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Transforming schools / edited by Peter W. Cookson, Jr. andBarbara Schneider.
| Other author | Cookson, Peter W. |
| Other author | Schneider, Barbara L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Garland Pub., 1995. |
| Description | xvi, 611 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Garland reference library of social science ; vol. 888 Garland reference library of social science ; v. 888. |
| Contents | Schooling, achievement, and mobility / Aaron M. Pallas -- Tracking and detracking practices: relevance for learning / Maureen T. Hallinan -- Parental ties to the school and community and mathematics achievement / Chandra Muller -- Reading reality more carefully than books: a structural approach to race and class differences in adolescent educational performance / Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, Sumie Okazaki, Dunchun Zheng -- Dropouts: definitions, causes, consequences, and remedies / Gary Natriello -- |
| Contents | Mapping knowledge perspectives in studies of educational change / Rolland G. Paulston / Expanding definitions of learning and teaching: notes from the MI underground / Mindy Kornhaber, Mara Krechevsky -- Thinking like a fish: the implications of the image of school community for connections between parents and schools / Mary Erina Driscoll -- Education reform and policy implications / Kathryn M. Borman...[et al.] -- The context of cultural inventions: learning and curriculum / Ivor F. Goodson -- The role of standards and assessments in national reform / David Lee Stevenson -- |
| Contents | The politics of a national curriculum / Michael W. Apple -- High school curriculum differentiation and postsecondary outcomes / Thomas B. Hoffer -- Policy, knowledge, and power: some issues for the study of educational reform / Thomas S. Popkewitz -- Can the big-city school system be governed? / Kenneth K. Wong -- Administrative leadership and the crisis in the study of educational administration: technical rationality and its aftermath / James G. Cibulka, Hanne B. Mawhinney -- |
| Contents | Privatization: integrating private services in public schools / Ellen B. Goldring, Anna V. Shaw Sullivan -- Why school choice? a question of values / Peter W. Cookson, Jr., Barbara Schneider. |
| Local note | Little-287237--305130049051V |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 94036371 |
| ISBN | 0815312571 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0815315333 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LA210 .T74 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |