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Schooling for the Real World: The Essential Guide to Rigorous and Relevant Learning
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“The melding of reform approaches by the Coalition of Essential Schools and of the ’school-to-work’ movement has been inevitable as well as sensible. In Schooling for the Real World, Adria Steinberg, Kathleen Cushman, and Robert Riordan outline how these reform initiatives have effectively coiled together and put their collective experience into an accessible and usable form. Given its complexity, the practical reshaping of America’s high schools will surely be a me… More >>
Schooling for the Real World: The Essential Guide to Rigorous and Relevant Learning
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Schooling and the Politics of Disaster
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Schooling and the Politics of Disaster is the first volume to address how disaster is being used for a radical social and economic reengineering of education. From the natural disasters of the Asian tsunami and the hurricanes in the Gulf Coast, to the human-made disasters in Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Sudan, Indonesia, the United States and around the globe, disaster is increasingly shaping policy and politics. This groundbreaking collection explores how education po… More >>
Schooling and the Politics of Disaster
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Schooling and the Struggle for Public Life: Democracy’s Promise and Education’s Challenge
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This book examines the relationship between democracy and schooling and argues that schools are one of the few spheres left where youth can learn the knowledge and skills necessary to become engaged, critical citizens. Not only is the legacy of democracy addressed through the work of John Dewey and others, but the democratic possibilities of schooling are analyzed through a range of issues extending from the politics of teacher authority to the importance of student… More >>
Schooling and the Struggle for Public Life: Democracy’s Promise and Education’s Challenge
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