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100			_aJohnson, Helen L.
245			_a What is authentic educational reform? : _bpushing against the compassionate conservative agenda / _c Helen L. Johnson, Arthur Salz.
260			_aNew York : _bLawrence Erlbaum Associates, _c2008.
300			_a xxii, 232 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a ""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."--Gerald Coles, educational psychologist, USChallenging 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:the social and political contexts of current educational reform initiatives;the impact of the compassionate conservative agenda on educational policies and practices;the ways in which children and teachers are affected by this agenda and its policies; andapproaches that hold out hope for implementing authentic education reform. Intended for education professionals, students, and scholars, What Is Authentic Educational Reform? 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."--Provided by publisher.
650			_aUnited States. _x No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
650			_a Education and state _zUnited States.
650			_aEducational change _zUnited States.
700			_aSalz, Arthur.
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