| Description |
x, 263 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-248) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Dimensions of demoralization -- "I don't want your nasty pot of gold" : from social demoralization to organizational irrationality -- Weak skills and bad attitudes : teaching in the slums -- Sympathy, knowledge, and truth : teaching Black children -- "You can't kill it and you can't teach it" : bureaucracy and the institutional environment -- Missing the inner intent : the predictable failures of implementation -- A curse on both their houses : liberal and conservative theories of school reform -- Epilogue -- Program glossary. |
| Summary |
This frank and courageous book explores the persistence of failure in today's urban schools. At its heart is the argument that most education policy discussions are disconnected from the daily realities of urban schools, especially those in poor and beleaguered neighborhoods. The result is that liberals and conservatives alike have spent a great deal of time pursuing questions of limited practical value in the effort to improve city schools. Yet while Charles Payne is unsparing in his exploration of the troubled recent history of urban school reform, he also describes himself as "guardedly optimistic." This book will be required for everyone interested in the plight-and the future-of urban schools. "A brilliant, thoughtful, and provocative analysis. Charles Payne shows why almost thirty years of school reform has brought so little change to urban public schools. Rooted in the reality of the Chicago Public Schools, Payne's book contains lessons that are relevant to schools everywhere." |
| Subject |
Schools -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Educational change -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Education, Urban -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Administration.
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Education, Urban -- Administration. (OCoLC)fst00903311
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Educational change. (OCoLC)fst00903371
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Schools. (OCoLC)fst01107958
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Illinois -- Chicago.
(OCoLC)fst01204048
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Utbildningsreformer.
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Förenta staterna -- Chicago.
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| Indexed Term |
Educational change United States |
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School failure United States |
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Urban schools United States |
| ISBN |
189179289X |
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9781891792892 (Library ed.) |
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9781891792885 (pbk.) |
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1891792881 (pbk.) |
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