| No Contest: The Case Against Competition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Kohn, Alfie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395631254 ISBN-13: 9780395631256 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $19.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1992 Annotation: Updated for the 1990s, the award-winning book that stands as the definitive critique of competition. Kohn says that contrary to accepted wisdom, competition is not basic to "human nature", but actually poisons our relationships, damages our self-esteem, and holds us back from doing our best. Includes new matial on "cooperative learning" in the classroom. "By perceiving that cooperation is the answer, not competition, Alfie Kohn opens a new world of living".--Dr. W. Edwards Deming. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Personal Growth - Success - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Psychology |
| Dewey: 302.14 |
| LCCN: 92026141 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: No Contest stands as the definitive critique of competition. Contrary to accepted wisdom, competition is not basic to human nature; it poisons our relationships and holds us back from doing our best. In this new edition, Alfie Kohn argues that the race to win turns all of us into losers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kohn, Alfie: - ALFIE KOHN's published works include Punished by Rewards, No Contest: The Case Against Competition, Beyond Discipline, and What to Look for in a Classroom. Described by Time as "perhaps the country's most outspoken critic of educational fixation on grades and test scores," he has traveled across the country delivering lectures to teachers, parents, and researchers. Kohn, Alfie: - ALFIE KOHN's published works include Punished by Rewards, No Contest: The Case Against Competition, Beyond Discipline, and What to Look for in a Classroom. Described by Time as "perhaps the country's most outspoken critic of educational fixation on grades and test scores," he has traveled across the country delivering lectures to teachers, parents, and researchers. |
