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Subtitle: a century of failed school reforms
By: Diane Ravitch.
Edition: 1st Touchstone pbk. ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Number of pages: 555
ISBN-13: 9780743203265
Subjects: Education -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Educational change -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Public schools -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Educação (história) -- Século 20 -- Estados unidos.; Reforma do ensino -- Século 20 -- Estados unidos.; Escola pública (história) -- Século 20 -- Estados unidos.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The educational ladder; title: A fork in the road; title: The age of the experts; title: IQ testing : "this brutal pessimism"; title: Instead of the academic curriculum; title: On the social frontier; title: The public schools respond; title: Dissidents and critics; title: The great meltdown; title: The sixties; title: In search of standards; title: Conclusion; title: Notes; title: Select bibliography; title: Acknowledgments; title: Index.