Schools of Thought: How the Politics of Literacy Shape Thinking in the Classroom (The Jossey-Bass Education Series) - Softcover

Brown, Rexford G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555425585 ISBN 13: 9781555425586

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1993

Synopsis

"Brown imaginatively and uniquely connects rich portraits ofclassrooms with a vision of how public policy can encouragethoughtfulness in our schools."
--Theodore R. Sizer, chair, Coalition of EssentialSchools

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Captures the breadth, depth, and urgency of education reform.... I recommend it to other policy makers, whether they be in the midst of reform or contemplating it."
—Bill Clinton

"Brown imaginatively and uniquely connects rich portraits of classrooms with a vision of how public policy can encourage thoughtfulness in our schools."
—Theodore R. Sizer, chairman, Coalition of Essential Schools, Brown University

From the Inside Flap:

Brown's in-depth examination of how policy reform translates into change classroom practices not only shows us what is working and what isn't, it also explains why. The classroom scenes are alive with the struggle to develop thinking skills in a system that gives us only what we ask for.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1555425585
• ISBN 13: 9781555425586
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 315