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Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education

Author : Nicole Mockler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780367487782
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education written by Nicole Mockler and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education challenges the language used in education by linking the language of both the public and professional domains with the changing intentions of the governance of education. Exploring various issues, which embody the many manifestations of the manner in which strident, conservative language has captured the public view of education, the book covers topics such as the importance of language in the context of educational practice, the media's portrayal of teachers globally, the role of students in the face of curriculum reform and the language used in educational policy worldwide. The book addresses the ways in which the words 'improvement' and 'reform' have been appropriated and hollowed-out by policymakers in order to justify globalised education policies. Using international case studies and reports, the authors argue that the employment of specific words masks the reality that new educational policies are regressive and require re-examination, while perpetuating the illusion that progressive educational practice is being brought to the fore. Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education is a fascinating and original take on this topic, which will be of great interest to educational practitioners, policymakers and linguists.

Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education

Author : Nicole Mockler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315519550
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education written by Nicole Mockler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education challenges the language used in education by linking the language of both the public and professional domains with the changing intentions of the governance of education. Exploring various issues, which embody the many manifestations of the manner in which strident, conservative language has captured the public view of education, the book covers topics such as the importance of language in the context of educational practice, the media's portrayal of teachers globally, the role of students in the face of curriculum reform and the language used in educational policy worldwide. The book addresses the ways in which the words ‘improvement’ and ‘reform’ have been appropriated and hollowed-out by policymakers in order to justify globalised education policies. Using international case studies and reports, the authors argue that the employment of specific words masks the reality that new educational policies are regressive and require re-examination, while perpetuating the illusion that progressive educational practice is being brought to the fore. Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education is a fascinating and original take on this topic, which will be of great interest to educational practitioners, policymakers and linguists.

Unlearned Lessons

Author : Barbara Z. Presseisen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9781850000792
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Unlearned Lessons written by Barbara Z. Presseisen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1985 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tinkering toward Utopia

Author : David B. Tyack
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674267877
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Tinkering toward Utopia written by David B. Tyack and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1997-03-25 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over a century, Americans have translated their cultural anxieties and hopes into dramatic demands for educational reform. Although policy talk has sounded a millennial tone, the actual reforms have been gradual and incremental. Tinkering toward Utopia documents the dynamic tension between Americans’ faith in education as a panacea and the moderate pace of change in educational practices. In this book, David Tyack and Larry Cuban explore some basic questions about the nature of educational reform. Why have Americans come to believe that schooling has regressed? Have educational reforms occurred in cycles, and if so, why? Why has it been so difficult to change the basic institutional patterns of schooling? What actually happened when reformers tried to “reinvent” schooling? Tyack and Cuban argue that the ahistorical nature of most current reform proposals magnifies defects and understates the difficulty of changing the system. Policy talk has alternated between lamentation and overconfidence. The authors suggest that reformers today need to focus on ways to help teachers improve instruction from the inside out instead of decreeing change by remote control, and that reformers must also keep in mind the democratic purposes that guide public education.

Left Back

Author : Diane Ravitch
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743203267
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Left Back written by Diane Ravitch and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-07-31 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this authoritative history of American education reforms in this century, a distinguished scholar makes a compelling case that our schools fail when they consistently ignore their central purpose--teaching knowledge.

Studies of Education Reform

Author : Margaret E. Goertz
Publisher : Department of Education
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Studies of Education Reform written by Margaret E. Goertz and published by Department of Education. This book was released on 1996 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

When School Reform Goes Wrong

Author : Nel Noddings
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 080777619X
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book When School Reform Goes Wrong written by Nel Noddings and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2017-03-03 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this much-needed volume, Nel Noddings uses her extensive experience at every level of schooling to challenge the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Noddings invites readers to think critically about the ideas underlying NCLB, the reform movement that shaped it, and the processes it has put into play. She considers such questions as, Is money the answer to raising test scores? Are failing schools mainly attended by poor children, or are all of our schools failing? Do all students need courses in advanced mathematics, physics, and chemistry? Should special education students be expected to meet the same standards as regular students? Does one standard curriculum serve the needs and interests of all students? Does our current system of schooling undermine the democracy it should support? This dynamic book: Challenges almost every provision in the No Child Left Behind Act. Argues for educationally justifiable interpretations of equality, accountability, standards, testing, and choice. Suggests an educationally and morally acceptable way of employing an enriched form of tracking to meet the needs of all students. Considers what is at stake for our children, schools, and democracy and offers suggestions for fresh thinking. “A must read for anyone who cares about our troubled public system of education.” —David C. Berliner, Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, Arizona State University “If you only have time to read one book, make it this one. Logical, lucid, wry, and wise, the book brings Noddings’s vast experience to bear on what’s wrong about current and recent efforts at school reform and what appropriate, humane reform might look like.” —Gerald Bracey, independent researcher and writer “Developing themes from her landmark volume The Challenge to Care in Schools, Nel Noddings provides a much-needed perspective on current educational reforms.” —Kenneth R. Howe, University of Colorado, Boulder

Children as Pawns

Author : Timothy A. HACSI
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674038126
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Children as Pawns written by Timothy A. HACSI and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Head Start. Bilingual education. Small class size. Social promotion. School funding. Virtually every school system in America has had to face these issues over the past thirty years. Advocates and dissenters have declared confidently that the research is on their side. But is it? In the first book to bring together the recent history of educational policy and politics with the research evidence, Timothy Hacsi presents the illuminating, often-forgotten stories of these five controversial topics. He sifts through the complicated evaluation research literature and compares the policies that have been adopted to the best evidence about what actually works. He lucidly explains what the major studies show, what they don't, and how they have been misunderstood and misrepresented. Hacsi shows how rarely educational policies are based on solid research evidence, and how programs that sound plausible simply do not satisfy the complex needs of real children.

What Is Authentic Educational Reform?

Author : Helen L. Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351537067
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book What Is Authentic Educational Reform? written by Helen L. Johnson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In response to the nationwide attacks on education in the name of educational reform packaged in No Child Left Behind, general analyses and local accounts of these attacks, as well as arguments on behalf of 'authentic educational reform' are badly needed.... This volume offers a useful combination of specific case studies, theory, and policy." - Gerald Coles, educational psychologist, US Challenging the compassionate conservative agenda for educational reform -- an agenda which seeks to improve American education through a business model focused on scripted lessons, lock-step approaches to teaching, high stakes-testing, and rigid accountability measures -- this book critiques the assumptions of this agenda, examines the problems that have riddled its implementation in schools, and suggests constructive alternatives. Educational theorists and researchers including Joel Spring, Sonia Nieto, Bill Ayers, and Susan Ohanian, classroom teachers, and parents, offer a mix of perspectives on: the social and political contexts of current educational reform initiatives; the impact of the compassionate conservative agenda on educational policies and practices; the ways in which children and teachers are affected by this agenda and its policies; and approaches that hold out hope for implementing authentic education reform. Intended for education professionals, students, and scholars, What Is Authentic Educational Reform? poses more questions than it answers, but taken together, these questions constitute a foundation for a more informed and thoughtful public conversation about how to refocus reform efforts in a direction that will truly strengthen American public education for all children and their families.

Roots of Reform

Author : Terry A. Astuto
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Roots of Reform written by Terry A. Astuto and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Inside Teaching

Author : Mary M. Kennedy
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674039513
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Inside Teaching written by Mary M. Kennedy and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reform the schools, improve teaching: these battle cries of American education have been echoing for twenty years. So why does teaching change so little? Arguing that too many would-be reformers know nothing about the conflicting demands of teaching, Mary Kennedy takes us into the controlled commotion of the classroom, revealing how painstakingly teachers plan their lessons, and how many different ways things go awry. Teachers try simultaneously to keep track of materials, time, students, and ideas. In their effort to hold all of these things together, they can inadvertently quash students' enthusiasm and miss valuable teachable moments. Kennedy argues that pedagogical reform proposals that do not acknowledge all of the things teachers need to do are bound to fail. If reformers want students to learn, they must address all of the problems teachers face, not just those that interest them.

The New Meaning of Educational Change

Author : Michael Fullan
Publisher : Burns & Oates
ISBN 13 : 9780826449559
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book The New Meaning of Educational Change written by Michael Fullan and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1991-06-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1982, this work revolutionized the theory and practice of education reform. Now 25 years later, the fourth edition of Fullans groundbreaking book continues to be the definitive compendium to all aspects of the management of educational change--a powerful resource for everyone involved in school reform.

Thirteen Questions

Author : Joe L. Kincheloe
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Thirteen Questions written by Joe L. Kincheloe and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen Questions: Reframing Education's Conversation provides alternative answers to those questions about our educational system that have been answered up till now by an outmoded, conservative, educational agenda. Rather than resting comfortably on a sentimental vision of education's history to provide their answers, the authors take a realistic look at our current educational system and provide sound answers to the most difficult questions. 1. What are the basics and are we teaching them? 2. Who decides the forms schools have taken and who should decide? 3. Is it true that teachers aren't as good as they used to be? 4. Do students misbehave more than they used to? 5. What is good teaching, and how do we teach people to be good teachers? 6. Should the fact that we live in a democratic society make a difference in what our schools are like? 7. In what ways does gender affect the educational process? 8. In what ways does race affect the educational process? 9. In what ways does class affect the educational process? 10. What is the effect of media on the educational experience of children? 11. What have been the effects of the attempts to improve education over the last decade? 12. What's missing in the public conversation about education? 13. What are schools for and what should we be doing in the name of education?

Professionalism and Community

Author : Karen Seashore Louis
Publisher : Corwin
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Professionalism and Community written by Karen Seashore Louis and published by Corwin. This book was released on 1995-03-24 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authors Louis and Kruse examine the question: Why do some school communities succeed and others fail? They take a look at five urban schools that have been attempting restructuring for several years - enough time to show results. They describe how the development of a professional community - or the lack thereof - impacts the implementation of change and how teachers' efforts at professionalism can positively affect the process. Focusing on the structural, social, and human conditions of schooling, the authors describe how to form a professional community. Using their extensive research on professionalism, they develop a framework for evaluating the elements of community and then use the framework to present a cross-case analysis of various schools in the study. Professionalism and Community is a potent source of information for all policymakers and school leaders who are committed to long-term, effective change. It reveals a significant reason why so many well-intentioned, well-planned reforms fail, in spite of individual commitment and the heroic efforts of the participants. By observing those who have gone before, readers can learn important lessons from this study and discover the keys to making their own reform efforts work.

Roots of Reform

Author : Terry A. Astuto
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Roots of Reform written by Terry A. Astuto and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Departments of Labor, and Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Departments of Labor, and Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: