Taking sides :   clashing views on controversial educational issues / 
edited, selected, and with introductions by James Wm. Noll. 
 - Tenth edition 
 - xxi, 377 pages ;   24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Should schooling be based on social experiences? --<br/>Should the curriculum be standardized for all? --<br/>Should behaviorism shape educational practices? --<br/>Should church-state separation be maintained? --<br/>Should school attendance be compelled? --<br/>Can "character education" reverse moral decline? --<br/>Should multiculturalism permeate the curriculum? --<br/>Are school integration efforts doomed to failure? --<br/>Can federal initiatives effectuate school reform? --<br/>Have public schools failed society? --<br/>Are vouchers an appropriate choice mechanism? Can charter schools revitalize public education? --<br/>Are religious fundamentalists damaging public education? --<br/>Is full inclusion of disabled students desirable? --<br/>Do Black students need an afrocentric curriculum? --<br/>Should bilingual education programs be abandoned? --<br/>Does school violence warrant a zero-tolerance policy? --<br/>Do school uniforms promote safety and improve discipline? --<br/>Should technology lead the quest for better schools? --<br/>Is mandatory community service desirable and legal? --<br/>Do teachers' unions have a positive influence on reform? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0073031836 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Education --Aims and objectives-- United States.	<br/> Education --United States.	
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>370.973