Reading, Writing, and Justice: School Reform As If Democracy Matters (Suny Series - Couverture souple

Fraser, James W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0791434060 ISBN 13 : 9780791434062

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1997

Synopsis

A book for teachers, parents, and other concerned citizens who care about public education, who want schools to be democratic in the best sense, and who seek argumentative ammunition for defending schools and for placing school issues within the larger framework of the long struggle to keep and expand democracy in the United States

Fraser argues that advocates of the public schools must recapture and redefine democracy so that it becomes both the purpose of public education and the model on which schools are structured.

Defending an inclusive understanding of democracy, in which every citizen's contribution is essential to the health of the whole, Fraser responds to mean-spirited attacks on multicultural education, on school funding, and on progressive education itself. Finally, he explores the democratic and antidemocratic potential in increased use of computers in schools and in the reform of teacher education.

This is a book for teachers, parents, and other concerned citizens who care about public education, who want schools to be democratic in the best sense, and who seek ammunition for defending schools and for placing school issues in the larger context of the long struggle for a more just and humane society.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

James W. Fraser is Professor of History and Education and Director of the Center for Innovation in Urban Education at Northeastern University. He is coeditor of Freedom's Plow: Teaching in the Multicultural Classroom.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0791434060
• ISBN 13: 9780791434062
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 270
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible