Decline in Educational Standards
Autor James D. Williamsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 apr 2019
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781475841374
ISBN-10: 147584137X
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN-10: 147584137X
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield
Notă biografică
By James D. Williams
Cuprins
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Section I: Economics and Neoliberalism
Chapter 1: Liberalism and Conservatism: Some Characteristics
Chapter 2: The Industrial Revolution
Chapter 3: Socialist Stirrings
Chapter 4: John Maynard Keynes and Economic Theory
Chapter 5: The Great Depression
Chapter 6: Kynesian Economics and The Road to Serfdom
Chapter 7: The 1970s Inflation
Chapter 8: Debt-Based Consumer Capitalism and Taxation
Chapter 9: Debt-Based Consumerism and a Mountain of Debt
Chapter 10: Too Big to Fail
Section II: What Happened to Public Education?
Chapter 11: The Common School Movement
Chapter 12: Meeting the Educational Needs in a Diverse Society
Chapter 13: Intelligence Testing
Chapter 14: Academic Tracking
Chapter 15: Criticisms of IQ Testing and Tracking
Chapter 16: The Effects of the Proximate Environment on IQ and Academic Performance
Chapter 17: The Commodification of Education
Chapter 18: Federal Control Through Federal Funding
Chapter 19: Parental Satisfaction and Student Performance
Chapter 20: Charter Schools, Vouchers, and Politics School Vouchers
Chapter 21: How Did We Get Here?
Chapter 22: Following the Money
Section III: Higher Education as a Quasi-Monopoly
Chapter 23: Education and the End of Poverty
Chapter 24: Higher Education in a Privatized-Keynesian World
Chapter 25: The Democratization of Higher Education
Chapter 26: The Gainful Employment Rule and Tacit Collusion
Chapter 27: Declining Public Confidence and the Politicized Faculty
Section IV: Improving Public and Higher Education
Chapter 28: Neoliberalism, Priviatized Keynesianism, and the Debt Bomb
Chapter 29: Rethinking Public Education
Chapter 30: Egalitarianism and the Drive for Equal Outcomes
Chapter 31: Reforming the Nation¿s Education System
Descriere
Offers a detailed, pragmatic discussion of potential steps to reverse the decline in educational standards.