The Urban School - A Factory for Failure

Americans worry continually about their schools with frequent discussions of the "crisis" in American education, of the "failures" of the public school systems, and of the inability of schools to meet the current challenges of contemporary life

List of contents

Introduction 1 The System and the School 2 Kindergarten: Beginning of the Journey 3 Kindergarten: Through Three Seasons 4 First Grade: The Pattern Remains 5 Second Grade: The Labels are Added 6 Poor Kids and Public Schools

Summary

Americans worry continually about their schools with frequent discussions of the "crisis" in American education, of the "failures" of the public school systems, and of the inability of schools to meet the current challenges of contemporary life

Product details

• Authors: Ray C Rist, Rist Ray C.
• Assisted by: Christian Karner (Editor), Karner Christian (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2002
• EAN: 9780765809384
• ISBN: 978-0-7658-0938-4
• No. of pages: 300
• Weight: 566 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, EDUCATION / Administration / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, United States of America, USA, Sociology & anthropology, Schools, Sociology and anthropology, Schools and pre-schools, EDUCATION / Schools / General