Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Education policy unravelled Education policy unravelled Derek Kassem "A comprehensive introduction the nature of contemporary education policy, its purposes and political formation which supports readers to engage in contemporary policy analysis"-- Provided by publish… OL16342688W
Degrees of inequality Degrees of inequality Suzanne Mettler "America's higher education system is failing its students. In the space of a generation, we have gone from being the best-educated society in the world to one in which a college degree benefits only… OL19983428W
No Child Left Behind primer No Child Left Behind primer Frederick M. Hess,Michael J. Petrilli "No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is the single most influential piece of federal education legislation in American history, and Hess and Petrilli provide a concise yet comprehensive look at this importan… OL20570808W
Promoting comprehensive education in the 21st century Promoting comprehensive education in the 21st century Clyde Chitty,Brian Simon The contributors to this book argue against politicians re-introducing selection for schools. They contend that this process must be challenged if we are to avoid being thrown back into an old system… OL20920757W
Scottish Education Scottish Education D. Gillies,A. Kennedy,T. G. K. Bryce,W. M. Humes 'Scottish Education' is a frank and authoritative commentary on every aspect of education in Scotland. It provides detailed information on pre-school, primary, secondary and tertiary education. OL21053328W
Four-dimensional education Four-dimensional education Charles Fadel The foundational reason for why we find it so difficult to rebuild school curricula around the needs of the modern world is that we lack an organizing framework that can help prioritise educational c… OL26445957W
Leave no child behind Leave no child behind James P. Comer "The call to arms to "leave no child behind" in America has become popularly associated with the Bush administration's education plan - a plan that actually diverges greatly from the ideals of the Ch… OL2669360W
Transnational policy flows in European education Transnational policy flows in European education Daniel Sundberg,Andreas Nordin This book provides an in-depth analysis of the development of international large-scale assessments. The life and achievements of transnational educational experts who paved the way for these assessm… OL28770413W
Seeking common ground Seeking common ground David B. Tyack Publisher's description: The American republic will survive only if its citizens are educated--this was an article of faith of its founders. But seeking common civic ground in public schools has neve… OL3527227W
Education Policy for the 21st Century Education Policy for the 21st Century Lawrence B. Joseph This book examines a range of key issues in standards-based education reform. Contributors focus on educational trends and issues in metropolitan Chicago, state education policy in Illinois, lessons … OL8798476W