| The Practice of School Reform: Lessons from Two Centuries Contributor(s): Nehring, James (Author), Cuban, Larry (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1438428456 ISBN-13: 9781438428451 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Former high school teacher, school leader, activist, consultant, and now professor of education James Nehring combines vivid case studies with practical suggestions to describe how the system works to thwart good schools and what educators can do to improve them. In this book he paints the big picture of school reform in the United States, deftly distilling broad cultural patterns into useful advice for reform-minded educators. Bringing history alive through the carefully rendered stories of five schools past and present that have successfully swum against the mainstream, Nehring shows how educators can overcome the lie of the quick fix through mindful adaptation. The Practice of School Reform is a highly readable diagnosis of some of education's deepest ills and provides practical prescriptions that can empower educators to remedy them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Administration - General |
| Dewey: 371.010 |
| LCCN: 2009003140 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.55" W x 9.37" (0.79 lbs) 140 pages |