Left back: a century of failed school reforms

by Ravitch, Diane

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Full title :Left back : a century of failed school reforms / Diane Ravitch.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2000.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Simon and Schuster
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2000.

The Physical Object

Description:555 pages

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0684844176, 9780684844176, 0743203267, 9780743203265
oclc:ocn300273125
LC Classification:LA216
Dewey Decimal:370/.973

Introduction -- The educational ladder -- A fork in the road -- The age of the experts -- IQ testing : "this brutal pessimism" -- Instead of the academic curriculum -- On the social frontier -- The public schools respond -- Dissidents and critics -- The great meltdown -- The sixties -- In search of standards -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Subjects

20e siècle Écoles publiques -- 20e siècle. -- État… Écoles publiques -- Histoire -- 20e siè… Education Éducation -- 20e siècle. -- États-Unis Éducation -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. --… Education -- History -- 20th century --… Educational Change Educational change -- History -- 20th c… Enseignement -- 20e siècle. -- États-Un… Enseignement -- Réforme -- 20e siècle. … Enseignement public États-Unis Histoire History Politique et éducation -- 20e siècle. -… Public schools Public schools -- History -- 20th centu… Réforme pédagogique Sociologie de l'éducation -- États-Unis