Reclaiming the teaching profession : transforming the dialogue on public education

Reclaiming the teaching profession : transforming the dialogue on public education / J. Amos Hatch.

This book details, and provides a systematic critique of, the shaky assumptions at the foundation of the market-based reform initiatives that dominate the contemporary education scene. It names and exposes the motives and methods of the powerful philanthropists, politicians, business moguls, and edu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hatch, J. Amos
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
Subjects:
Public schools > United States.
Educational change > United States.
Education > Standards > United States.
Teachers > Rating of > United States.
Business and education > United States.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
Business and education
Education > Standards
Educational change
Public schools
Teachers > Rating of
United States
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:This book details, and provides a systematic critique of, the shaky assumptions at the foundation of the market-based reform initiatives that dominate the contemporary education scene. It names and exposes the motives and methods of the powerful philanthropists, politicians, business moguls, and education entrepreneurs who are behind the reform movement.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781475810325
1475810326
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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