{"product_id":"what-is-authentic-educational-reform-pushing-against-the-compassionate-conservative-agenda-9780805860498","title":"What Is Authentic Educational Reform Pushing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn response to the nationwide attacks on education in the name of educational reform packaged in No Child Left Behind, general analyses and local accounts of these attacks, as well as arguments on behalf of 'authentic educational reform' are badly needed.... This volume offers a useful combination of specific case studies, theory, and policy. \u003cbr\u003e- Gerald Coles, educational psychologist, US\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenging the compassionate conservative agenda for educational reform -- an agenda which seeks to improve American education through a business model focused on scripted lessons, lock-step approaches to teaching, high stakes-testing, and rigid accountability measures -- this book critiques the assumptions of this agenda, examines the problems that have riddled its implementation in schools, and suggests constructive alternatives. Educational theorists and researchers including Joel Spring, Sonia Nieto, Bill Ayers, and Susan Ohanian, classroom teachers, and parents, offer a mix of perspectives on:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe social and political contexts of current educational reform initiatives;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe impact of the compassionate conservative agenda on educational policies and practices;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe ways in which children and teachers are affected by this agenda and its policies; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eapproaches that hold out hope for implementing authentic education reform.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntended for education professionals, students, and scholars, \u003cem\u003eWhat Is Authentic Educational Reform?\u003c\/em\u003e poses more questions than it answers, but taken together, these questions constitute a foundation for a more informed and thoughtful public conversation about how to refocus reform efforts in a direction that will truly strengthen American public education for all children and their families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In response to the nationwide attacks on education in the name of educational reform packaged in No Child Left Behind, general analyses and local accounts of these attacks, as well as arguments on behalf of ‘authentic educational reform’ are badly needed..... This volume offers a useful combination of specific case studies, theory, and policy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Gerald Coles, educational psychologist, US\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents: \u003c\/b\u003eForeword. Preface. Introduction: \u003cb\u003eA. Salz, \u003c\/b\u003eWhat Is Authentic Educational Reform? \u003cb\u003ePart I:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompassionate Conservatism: Current Myths of Educational Reform.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Spring, \u003c\/b\u003eNo Child Left Behind as Political Fraud. \u003cb\u003eS. Nieto, H.L. Johnson, \u003c\/b\u003eThe Sociopolitical Context of \u003ci\u003eNo Child Left Behind:\u003c\/i\u003e Hard Times and Courageous Responses. \u003cb\u003ePart II:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Impact of Compassionate Conservatism on Educational Policies and Practices. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eF. Samson, C. Belfield, \u003c\/b\u003eThe Privatization of America’s Schools. \u003cb\u003eP.B. Johnson, \u003c\/b\u003eHigh Stakes Testing: Inauthentic Educational Reform. \u003cb\u003eM. Malow-Iroff, M. Benhar, S. Martin, \u003c\/b\u003eEducational Reform and the Child With Disabilities. \u003cb\u003ePart III:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eReports From the Field: The Impact of Compassionate Conservatism on Teaching and Learning.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. Meyers, \u003c\/b\u003eLeaving Sanity Behind: How Scientific Are the Scientific Phonics Programs? \u003cb\u003eM. Baghban, H. Li, \u003c\/b\u003e\"I Thought I Was a Professional\": Teachers’ and Parents’ Reactions to \u003ci\u003eNCLB\u003c\/i\u003e in New York City. \u003cb\u003eM. Zarnowski, A. Backner, L. Engel, \u003c\/b\u003eWhat Ever Happened to the Rest of the Curriculum? \u003cb\u003eS. Kirch, M. Hunter, \u003c\/b\u003eThe Campaign for Fiscal Equity. \u003cb\u003eL. Scott, A. Love, \u003c\/b\u003eThe Impact of Community on Educational Reform. \u003cb\u003eP. Hammrich, M. Meyers, \u003c\/b\u003eEquity in the Science Classroom. \u003cb\u003ePart \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthentic Educational Reform: What Is to Be Done?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eB. Ayers, \u003c\/b\u003eEducational Reform. \u003cb\u003eS. Ohanian, \u003c\/b\u003eIn a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act. Conclusion: \u003cb\u003eH.L. Johnson, \u003c\/b\u003eFinding the Missing Child in \u003ci\u003eNCLB: \u003c\/i\u003ePushing Against the Compassionate Conservative Agenda. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405652599127,"sku":"9780805860498","price":82.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780805860498.jpg?v=1730493145","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/what-is-authentic-educational-reform-pushing-against-the-compassionate-conservative-agenda-9780805860498","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}