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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “patrick j mcguinn”
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  • No Child Left Behind and the Transformation of Federal Education Policy, 1965-2005

    by Patrick J. McGuinn ...
    Series series Studies in Government and Public Policy
    Choice Outstanding TitleEducation is intimately connected to many of the most important and contentious questions confronting American society, from race to jobs to taxes, and the competitive pressures of the global economy have only enhanced its significance. Elementary and secondary schooling has long been the province of state and local governments; but when George W. Bush signed into law the ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Convergence of K-12 and Higher Education

    Policies and Programs in a Changing Era

    Edited by Christopher P. Loss, Patrick J. McGuinn ...
    Series series Educational Innovations Series
    In The Convergence of K–12 and Higher Education, two leading scholars of education policy bring together a distinguished and varied array of contributors to systematically examine the growing convergence between the K–12 and higher education sectors in the United States. Though the two sectors have traditionally been treated as distinct and separate, the editors show that the past decade has seen ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Education Governance for the Twenty-First Century

    Overcoming the Structural Barriers to School Reform

    Edited by Paul Manna, Patrick McGuinn ...
    America's fragmented, decentralized, politicized, and bureaucratic system of education governance is a major impediment to school reform. In this important new book, a number of leading education scholars, analysts, and practitioners show that understanding the impact of specific policy changes in areas such as standards, testing, teachers, or school choice requires careful analysis of the broader ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

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    Values, Evidence, and Decision-Making

    by Harry Brighouse, Helen F. Ladd, Susanna Loeb, Adam Swift ...
    "An ambitious effort that succeeds in providing a fundamentally new way to talk about and . . . think about policy choices in education." —Jeffrey R. Henig, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityWe spend a lot of time arguing about how schools might be improved. But we rarely take a step back to ask what we as a society should be looking for from education—what exactly should those who make ... Read more

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  • A World-Class Education

    Learning from International Models of Excellence and Innovation

    by Vivien Stewart ...
    In the 20th century, the United States was the world leader in education—the first country to achieve universal secondary education and the first to expand higher education beyond the elite class. Now other countries are catching up and leaping ahead—in high school graduation rates, in the quality and equity of their K-12 education systems, and in the proportion of students graduating from college ... Read more

    $27.09 USD

  • 50 Myths and Lies That Threaten America's Public Schools

    The Real Crisis in Education

    by David C. Berliner, Gene V Glass ...
    Two of the most respected voices in education and a team of young education scholars identify 50 myths and lies that threaten America's public schools. With hard-hitting information and a touch of comic relief, Berliner, Glass, and their Associates separate fact from fiction in this comprehensive look at modern education reform. They explain how the mythical failure of public education has been ... Read more

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  • All Systems Go

    The Change Imperative for Whole System Reform

    by Michael Fullan ...
    "Michael Fullan has once again hit the ball out of the park—a grand slam. All those interested in whole system education reform will want to read this book from cover to cover."—Sir Michael Barber, Former Head of Tony Blair′s Delivery UnitAuthor of Instruction to Deliver*"*All Systems Go is exactly what we need at this crucial time. Fullan boldly challenges politicians and professionals to unite ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The Power of Collaborative Solutions

    Six Principles and Effective Tools for Building Healthy Communities

    by Tom Wolff ...
    In this groundbreaking book, Tom Wolff spells out six proven principles for creating collabo- rative solutions for healthy communities. The Power of Collaborative Solutions addresses contemporary social problems by helping people of diverse circumstances and backgrounds work together to solve community challenges. Filled with clear principles, illustrative stories, and practical tools, this book ... Read more

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  • Changing Contours of Work

    Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy

    by Stephen A. Sweet, Peter F. Meiksins ...
    Series series Sociology for a New Century Series
    The authors are proud sponsors of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop.Changing Contours of Work is an exploration of the American workplace in the larger context of an integrated global economy. Presented with engaging vignettes and rich data, this Fourth ... Read more

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  • Class War

    The Privatization of Childhood

    by Megan Erickson ...
    Series series Jacobin
    What America has at stake when some children go to school hungry and others ride in $1,000 strollersIn an age of austerity, elite corporate education reformers have found new ways to transfer the costs of raising children from the state to individual families. Public schools, tasked with providing education, childcare, job training, meals, and social services to low-income children, struggle with ... Read more

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  • Women Who Opt Out

    The Debate over Working Mothers and Work-Family Balance

    Edited by Bernie D. Jones ...
    In a much-publicized and much-maligned 2003 New York Times article, “The Opt-Out Revolution,” the journalist Lisa Belkin made the controversial argument that highly educated women who enter the workplace tend to leave upon marrying and having children. Women Who Opt Out is a collection of original essays by the leading scholars in the field of work and family research, which takes a multi ... Read more

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  • Finding Time

    The Economics of Work-Life Conflict

    by Heather Boushey ...
    Employers today are demanding more and more of employees’ time. And from campaign barbecues to the blogosphere, workers across the United States are raising the same worried question: How can I get ahead at my job while making sure my family doesn’t fall behind?Heather Boushey argues that resolving work-life conflicts is as vital for individuals and families as it is essential for realizing the ... Read more

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