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Taking sides : clashing views on controversial educational issues / edited, selected, and with introductions by James Wm. Noll.

Contributor(s): Noll, James Wm [editor]

Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Dushkin, 1999Edition: Tenth editionDescription: xxi, 377 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0073031836Subject(s): Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States. | Education -- United States. DDC classification: 370.973

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?

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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?

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