The seduction of common sense
Subtitle: how the right has framed the debate on America's schools
By: Kevin K. Kumashiro ; foreword by Herbert Kohl.
Series: The teaching for social justice series
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780807748688; 9780807748695
Subjects: Education -- Political aspects -- United States; Right and left (Political science) -- United States; Conservatism -- United States
Description: Examines how the political left and right have ''framed'' the debate on education in the United States. Shows a new way to look at this hotly contested terrain. Offers implications for policy and practice that can draw together a broader coalition on the left to achieve social justice in education. Exposes the insidious nature of current educational reforms and offers directions for anti-oppressive change. From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-104) and index.