Dumbing down
Subtitle: outcomes-based and politically correct, the impact of the culture wars on our schools
By: Kevin Donnelly ; [foreword by Geoffrey Blainey]
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Prahran, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781740664882
Subjects: Competency-based education; Education and state; Education; Standards
Description: This book advocates an alternative based on a liberal/humanist approach, where the focus is on education, not indoctrination and where students are taught to think independently. Shocking and enlightening.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-224) and index.