The Manufactured Crisis
Myths, Fraud, And The Attack On America's Public Schools
Published on 26. August 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-201-44196-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Manufactured Crisis debunks the myths that test scores in America's schools are falling, that illiteracy is rising, and that better funding has no benefit. It shares the good news about public education. Disputing conventional wisdom, this book ignited debate in Newsweek, The New York Times, and the entire teaching profession. Winner of the American Educational Research Association book award, The Manufactured Crisis is the best source of facts and analysis for people who care about what's really happening in our schools.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boulder
United States
Publishing group
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
704 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-201-44196-3 (9780201441963)
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Persons
David C. Berliner, Ph.D., is Regents' Professor in the College of Education at Arizona State University, and past recipient of the Friends of Education Award from the National Education Association.Bruce J. Biddle, Ph.D., is editor of the journal Social Psychology of Education, and serves as professor of both Psychology and Sociology at the University of Missouri.
Content
* Thinking About Education in a Different Way * Myths About Achievement and Aptitude * Other Myths About American Schools * Why Now? * Poor Ideas for Reform * Real Problems of American Education * Toward the Improvement of Education * Fundamentals of School Improvement: Research and Compassion