000 02538nam a22002777a 4500
999 _c67943
_d67943
003 CITU
005 20241018125545.0
008 210628b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020 _a9780073545653
040 _aCITU LRAC
_beng
082 _a370.973
245 _aTaking sides :
_bclashing views on educational issues /
_cselected, edited, and with introductions by James Wm. Noll
264 1 _aNew York :
_bMcGraw-Hill,
_c2010.
300 _axxiv, 420 pages ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediatd
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
505 _aIssue 1. Should schooling be based on social experiences? -- Issue 2. Should the curriculum be standardized for all? -- Issue 3. Should behaviorism shape educational practices? -- Issue 4. Is constructivism the best philosophy of education? -- Issue 5. Should global competition steer school reform? -- Issue 6. Can the public schools produce good citizens? -- Issue 7. Has resegregation diminished the impact of Brown? -- Issue 8. Can federal initiatives rescue failing schools? -- Issue 9. Do high-stakes assessments improve learning? -- Issue 10. Should "public schooling" be redefined? -- Issue 11. Has the Supreme Court reconfigured American education? -- Issue 12. Do charter schools merit public support? -- Issue 13. Is privatization the hope of the future? -- Issue 14. Is full inclusion of disabled students desirable? -- Issue 15. Can current high school reform curtail dropouts? -- Issue 16. Is "intelligent design" a threat to the curriculum? -- Issue 17. Is there a crisis in the education of boys? -- Issue 18. Should homework be abolished? -- Issue 19. Do computers negatively affect student growth? -- Issue 20. Should alternative teacher education be encouraged? -- Issue 21. Can merit pay accelerate school improvement? -- Issue 22. Are undocumented immigrants entitled to public education? -- Issue 23. Is No Child Left Behind irretrievably flawed?
520 _aTaking sides: educational issues, 15th edition presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript. - Publisher.
650 0 _a Debates and debating
650 0 _aEducation
_x Aims and objectives
_zUnited States
650 0 _aForums (Discussion and debate)
650 0 _aEducation
_zUnited States
700 1 _aNoll, James Wm.
_eedited
942 _2ddc
_cBK
_01