Title: Defending Public Schools : Curriculum Continuity and Change in the 21st Century
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication Date: 2004
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0275982971
ISBN 13: 9780275982973
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Weight: 1.28 pounds

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Teachers today are faced with critical Standards and testing that limit the exercise of professional judgment; increasingly intrusive managment and surveillance of teachers' work; underfunded mandates; scripted curricula that discounts teacher creativity and ingenuity; and criticl social factors, such as the resegregation of schools. A system of strong, well-funded public schools is the core of a true democracy, and well-trained, empowered teachers are key. Centering on the theme of teaching for participation in a democracy at a time when the foundations of democracy are being shaken by global and domestic factors. Teaching for a Democratic Society focuses on issues of power, decision-making, representation, and control of the profession from a multiplicity of viewpoints.

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Centering on the theme of teaching for participation in a democracy at a time when the foundations of democracy are being shaken by global and domestic factors, Teaching for a Democratic Society focuses on issues of power, decision-making, reprsentation, and control of the profession from a multiplicity of viewpoints.

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