Taking Sides
Subtitle: clashing views on educational issues
Edition: 15th ed., expanded
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780073545653
Copyright date: 2010
Table of contents: title: Should schooling be based on social experiences?; title: Should the curriculum be standardized for all?; title: Should behaviorism shape educational practices?; title: Is constructivism the best philosophy of education?; title: Should global competition steer school reform?; title: Can the public schools produce good citizens?; title: Has resegregation diminished the impact of Brown?; title: Can federal initiatives rescue failing schools?; title: Do high-stakes assessments improve learning?; title: Should "public schooling" be redefined?; title: Has the Supreme Court reconfigured American education?; title: Do charter schools merit public support?; title: Is privatization the hope of the future?; title: Is full inclusion of disabled students desirable?; title: Can current high school reform curtail dropouts?; title: Is "intelligent design" a threat to the curriculum?; title: Is there a crisis in the education of boys?; title: Should homework be abolished?; title: Do computers negatively affect student growth?; title: Should alternative teacher education be encouraged?; title: Can merit pay accelerate school improvement?; title: Are undocumented immigrants entitled to public education?; title: Is No Child Left Behind irretrievably flawed?