The Pitfalls of Reform
its Incompatibility with Actual Improvement
1st Edition
Published on 16. December 2013
1 pages
979-8-216-29188-6 (ISBN)
Description
The systems that make up the accountability package in education: standards, assessments, and the quality determination for a school, have each entered the educational field under the explicit assumption by their creators that they would drive educator behavior in a positive way. But what if that isn't actually the case? What if each of the components was actually designed for another purpose entirely and now is tasked with a role that was never considered in its design?
If that is the case those who put the systems in place risk expecting a result that the system was never designed to produce. That is exactly where we find ourselves today.
In education the misalignment between what the systems were designed to do and the intent of those who selected them is masked in the sheer complexity of the educational exercise. What this book does so marvelously is unravel that complexity and present the contradictions in a clear, coherent manner. Understanding these contradictions is the first step towards actual improvement.
If that is the case those who put the systems in place risk expecting a result that the system was never designed to produce. That is exactly where we find ourselves today.
In education the misalignment between what the systems were designed to do and the intent of those who selected them is masked in the sheer complexity of the educational exercise. What this book does so marvelously is unravel that complexity and present the contradictions in a clear, coherent manner. Understanding these contradictions is the first step towards actual improvement.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
2 b/w illustrations; 3 tables
ISBN-13
979-8-216-29188-6 (9798216291886)
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12/2013
Rowman & Littlefield Education
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Person
John Tanner has made a career out of examining the systems that make up the field of education in an effort to better understand their real impact on students. He is best known for making some of the most complex parts of the educational process readily understandable. He resides in San Antonio, TX, with his wife, Madeline. Between the two of them, they have six children, a dog, a cat, a bird, and a goldfish named Simon.
Content
Preface
Introduction
Section 1: Changes to the Educational Improvement Formula
Chapter 1:The Educational Formula
Chapter 2: The Paradigm Of School Reform
Chapter 3: The Trouble With "Rigor"
Chapter 4: The Idea of Educational Standards
Chapter 5: Standardized Tests
Section 2: Accountability
Chapter 6: Accountability Within The Educational Formula
Chapter 7: The Bigger Idea Of School Accountability
Chapter 8: Locating Success
Section 3: The Next Generation Of Change: Moving Away From An Unfit Fitness
Chapter 9: Fomenting the Right Changes
Chapter 10: Cause and Effect and Inefficiencies
Conclusion: the birth of something great
Afterward: The Future of Schooling
Bibliography
Introduction
Section 1: Changes to the Educational Improvement Formula
Chapter 1:The Educational Formula
Chapter 2: The Paradigm Of School Reform
Chapter 3: The Trouble With "Rigor"
Chapter 4: The Idea of Educational Standards
Chapter 5: Standardized Tests
Section 2: Accountability
Chapter 6: Accountability Within The Educational Formula
Chapter 7: The Bigger Idea Of School Accountability
Chapter 8: Locating Success
Section 3: The Next Generation Of Change: Moving Away From An Unfit Fitness
Chapter 9: Fomenting the Right Changes
Chapter 10: Cause and Effect and Inefficiencies
Conclusion: the birth of something great
Afterward: The Future of Schooling
Bibliography
