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Book SynopsisTrade Review".highly informative, covers the main policy developments in an authoritative manner and could provoke much needed debate." David Taras, Alberta Views
"a fascinating and disturbing book.. We owe it to ourselves and our kids to read this significant and instructive book and to get more involved." Canadian Principal
"This book is an illuminating and thorough critique of Klein's education legacy. Trevor Harrison and Jerrold Kachur's collection of essays is meticulous and non-partisan, and though Classrooms was published in 1999 its critiques are remarkably prescient--useful to anyone wishing to understand the roots of the grievances outlined by 2003's Alberta Learning Commission." Evan Osenton, Assistant Editor, AlbertaViews
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Public Education, Globalisation, and Democracy: Whither Alberta?; Passing Fancies: Educational Changes in Alberta; Constructing the Perpetual Learner: Education, Technology, and the New Economy; The "Alberta Advantage": For Whom?; The Marketing of the University; Orchestrating Delusions: Ideology and Consent in Alberta; Re-Investment Fables: Educational Finances in Alberta; Deep and Brutal: Funding Cuts to Education in Alberta; From Boardroom to Classroom: School Reformers in Alberta; Challenging Restructuring: The Alberta Teachers' Association; Is it just a Matter of Time? Part-Time Teaching Employment in Alberta; Board Games: The New (But Old) Rules; The Principalship at the Crossroads; Conclusion.
