Knowing Your Schools - Controversial Issues That Further Special Interest Groups

This book identifies numerous conflicts within the field of education and provides the perspectives and information which stakeholders within the enterprise sweep aside or cover-up.

List of contents

Preface
Chapter 1: You May Be A Student's Parent
Chapter 2: Birth Month Projections
Chapter 3: Accountability in Education
Chapter 4: Job-For-Life Is A Wrong Practice
Chapter 5: Standardized Tests Are an Unwelcome Messenger
Chapter 6: The Males' Ship Is Listing Badly
Chapter 7: Teacher Pay
Chapter 8: Parents' Responsibility and Right
Chapter 9: Democratizing Education
Chapter 10: Schools Deal with The Sexual Revolution
Chapter 11: Students' Cell Phones
Chapter 12: Unfairness of Prolonged Summer Vacations
Chapter 13: Coaches Are Not Evaluators
Chapter 14: Disregarding Our Best and Brightest
Chapter 15: Covid 19
References

About the author

Jim Dueck has had a career in education spanning forty years of service as a teacher, principal, superintendent, and deputy minister. He advised representatives from almost fifty education systems around the world, who sought suggestions regarding assessment and accountability in education, including the US government's launching of the Race to the Top initiative and Common Core.

Summary

This book identifies numerous conflicts within the field of education and provides the perspectives and information which stakeholders within the enterprise sweep aside or cover-up.

Product details

• Authors: Jim Dueck
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781475860344
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-6034-4
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Leadership, EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives, Organization & management of education, Educational strategies & policy, Educational administration & organization, educational issues;educators;leadership;parents;politicians