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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Arnold ShoberPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Westview Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780813345369ISBN 10: 0813345367 Pages: 290 Publication Date: 01 March 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1. Out of Many, One? Public Policy Democratic Norms Conclusion Suggested Readings 2. Structuring Democracy in American Education Governing American Education Federal Institutions State Institutions Local Institutions School Institutions Conclusion Suggested Readings 3. Including Americans The Problem: What's Race Got to Do with It? Healing Hearts Through Desegregation ... Or Healing Minds Through Academic Achievement? Evaluating Federal Action Conclusion Suggested Readings 4. When Equity Is Not Adequate The Problem: Provision or Production? Measuring Policy Effectiveness: Inputs, Outputs, and Outcomes From Financial Equity to Adequacy Inequity and Its Remedies Conclusion Suggested Readings 5. Participation and the Picket Line Growth of Group Politics in Education Group Benefits and Contemporary Teachers' Unions Contesting Union Strength Unions and Merit Pay: Teaching for Results Conclusion Suggested Readings 6. Understanding History, Understanding Students Defining Understanding Parents, Puritans, and Progressives National or Federal Understanding? The Growth of Curriculum Standards Conclusion Suggested Readings 7. Self-Rule and Structuring Success Education's Toll Road School Choice as Self-Rule Conclusion Suggested Readings 8. Devolving the Dilemma? Inclusion Equity Participation Understanding Self-Rule Out of Many, One? Appendix: Timeline of American Educational PolicyReviews<p>Praise for The Democratic Dilemma of American Education by Arnold Shober This book fills a real need in the field of education policy. Shober skillfully uses important concepts in public policy and political science to demonstrate how fundamental democratic values shape current education debates, regarding merit pay, school choice, education funding, testing, accountability, and other areas. This book is a great fit for undergraduate courses in public policy, public administration, and education. It provides an unbiased, easy-to-understand presentation of the leading academic, historical, and political debates in education policy. -David J. Fleming, Furman University The Democratic Dilemma of American Education serves as a sophisticated introduction to the problems and successes of education in America. As Shober so cogently argues those issues are imbedded in our democratic approach to educating our children. This perspective blends the best of policy scholarship and democrat Praise for The Democratic Dilemma of American Education by Arnold Shober This book fills a real need in the field of education policy. Shober skillfully uses important concepts in public policy and political science to demonstrate how fundamental democratic values shape current education debates, regarding merit pay, school choice, education funding, testing, accountability, and other areas. This book is a great fit for undergraduate courses in public policy, public administration, and education. It provides an unbiased, easy-to-understand presentation of the leading academic, historical, and political debates in education policy. -David J. Fleming, Furman University The Democratic Dilemma of American Education serves as a sophisticated introduction to the problems and successes of education in America. As Shober so cogently argues those issues are imbedded in our democratic approach to educating our children. This perspective blends the best of policy scholarship and democratic theory. -John F. Witte, University of Wisconsin-Madison [The Democratic Dilemma of American Education] is well written and easily accessible for undergraduates, and includes a useful time line of key moments in the history of educational policy. -Choice <p><p> Praise for The Democratic Dilemma of American Education by Arnold Shober<p> This book fills a real need in the field of education policy. Shober skillfully uses important concepts in public policy and political science to demonstrate how fundamental democratic values shape current education debates, regarding merit pay, school choice, education funding, testing, accountability, and other areas. This book is a great fit for undergraduate courses in public policy, public administration, and education. It provides an unbiased, easy-to-understand presentation of the leading academic, historical, and political debates in education policy. -David J. Fleming, Furman University The Democratic Dilemma of American Education serves as a sophisticated introduction to the problems and successes of education in America. As Shober so cogently argues those issues are imbedded in our democratic approach to educating our children. This perspective blends the best of policy scholarship and democratic theory. -John F. Witte, University of Wisconsin-Madison<br> [ The Democratic Dilemma of American Education ] is well written and easily accessible for undergraduates, and includes a useful time line of key moments in the history of educational policy. -- Choice <p> Praise for The Democratic Dilemma of American Education by Arnold Shober This book fills a real need in the field of education policy. Shober skillfully uses important concepts in public policy and political science to demonstrate how fundamental democratic values shape current education debates, regarding merit pay, school choice, education funding, testing, accountability, and other areas. This book is a great fit for undergraduate courses in public policy, public administration, and education. It provides an unbiased, easy-to-understand presentation of the leading academic, historical, and political debates in education policy. -David J. Fleming, Furman University The Democratic Dilemma of American Education serves as a sophisticated introduction to the problems and successes of education in America. As Shober so cogently argues those issues are imbedded in our democratic approach to educating our children. This perspective blends the best of policy scholarship and democratic theory. -John F. Witte, University of Wisconsin-Madison This is a highly accessible look at education issues, from federal policy to challenges at the school-district level. - Booklist Author InformationArnold Shober is assistant professor of government at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. His publications include Splintered Accountability: State Governance and Education Reform and articles in Peabody Journal of Education, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Policy Studies Journal, and others. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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