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Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial educational issues
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Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial educational issues

Author: James Wm Noll
Publisher: Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin/McGraw Hill, ©1999.
Edition/Format: Book : English : 10th edView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: James Wm Noll
ISBN: 0073031836 9780073031835
OCLC Number: 40064446
Description: xxi, 377 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Should schooling be based on social experiences? -- Should the curriculum be standardized for all? -- Should behaviorism shape educational practices? -- Should church-state separation be maintained? -- Should school attendance be compelled? -- Can "character education" reverse moral decline? -- Should multiculturalism permeate the curriculum? -- Are school integration efforts doomed to failure? -- Can federal initiatives effectuate school reform? -- Have public schools failed society? -- Are vouchers an appropriate choice mechanism? Can charter schools revitalize public education? -- Are religious fundamentalists damaging public education? -- Is full inclusion of disabled students desirable? -- Do Black students need an afrocentric curriculum? -- Should bilingual education programs be abandoned? -- Does school violence warrant a zero-tolerance policy? -- Do school uniforms promote safety and improve discipline? -- Should technology lead the quest for better schools? -- Is mandatory community service desirable and legal? -- Do teachers' unions have a positive influence on reform?
Other Titles: Clashing views on controversial educational issues
Responsibility: edited, selected, and with introductions by James Wm. Noll.

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