No Contest
The Case Against Competition
Published on 12. November 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-395-63125-6 (ISBN)
Description
No Contest stands as the definitive critique of competition. Contrary to accepted wisdom, competition is not basic to human nature; it poisons our relationships and holds us back from doing our best. In this new edition, Alfie Kohn argues that the race to win turns all of us into losers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Publishing group
Houghton Mifflin
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
478 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-395-63125-6 (9780395631256)
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Additional editions
E-Book
11/2013
Mariner Books
€13.49
Available for download
Person
ALFIE KOHN's published works include Punished by Rewards, No Contest: The Case Against Competition, Beyond Discipline, and What to Look for in a Classroom. Described by Time as "perhaps the country's most outspoken critic of educational fixation on grades and test scores," he has traveled across the country delivering lectures to teachers, parents, and researchers.