Straitjacket - How Overregulation Stifles Creativity and Innovation in Education

The straitjacket of centralized control and coercive approaches to the problems that public education is facing is not the solution, but actually is part of the problem. And where achievement is lower than desired this book brings attention to the root cause - lack of student preparation so that more resources can be put into catching these kids up, rather than into more tests, more curriculum development, and more administrative staff needed to comply with all of this complexity and growing regulations.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Straitjacket

Chapter 2. The Context for Schools and the Expanding Federal Role

Chapter 3. The Narrowing Corridor - Why Deregulate?

Chapter 4. The Growing Impact of Regulation on Public Schools

Chapter 5. The Truth About Achievement and the Preparation Gap

Chapter 6. Context, Complexity, and 'Complicatedness'

Chapter 7. Unshackling Creativity and Innovation

Chapter 8. Culture Matters

Chapter 9. So What Does This All Mean?

Chapter 10. Eight Rules To Guide Real Reform of American Public Education

Appendix A. Mandates

Appendix B. Fast Facts

About the author

George A. Goens, PhD, has written nine books and coauthored four on leadership, school reform, education, and social issues. He served as Superintendent of Schools and in other administrative positions, as well as, a leadership consultant to public boards and individuals.

Product details

• Authors: George Goens, George A. Goens, George A. Streifer Goens, George Streifer Goens, Goens George A., Philip Streifer, Streifer Philip
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.10.2013
• EAN: 9781475805666
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-0566-6
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Evaluation & Assessment, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment, REGULATIONS