| Assault on Kids: How Hyper-Accountability, Corporatization, Deficit Ideologies, and Ruby Payne are Destroying Our Schools Contributor(s): Steinberg, Shirley R. (Other), Ahlquist, Roberta (Editor), Gorski, Paul (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1433112280 ISBN-13: 9781433112287 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $44.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 306.430 |
| LCCN: 2011009001 |
| Series: Counterpoints |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (0.90 lbs) 258 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hyper-accountability, corporatization, deficit ideology, and Ruby Payne's preparation of teachers to comply with these and other atrocities are not merely markers of philosophical shifts in education. They are manifestations of a neoliberal remaking of public schooling into a private and corporate enterprise. Collectively, these trends are seen not just as an imposition, but as an assault on quality pedagogy; an assault on democratic ideals of equity and social justice; and an assault on kids compelled to participate simply because they are public school students. This edited collection is a response by critically-minded educators, activists, and scholars - both a reaction to and a call to action against these vilifications. It is critical reading for students, professors, administrators, and policy makers involved in public education. |