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Title: Conflict of Interests: The Politics of American Education by Joel H. Spring, Joel Spring ISBN: 0-07-060579-3 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $53.60 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Joel Spring's work illuminating
Comment: Joel Spring gives a thorough explanation on not only education in the United States today, but the problems surrounding it in a democratic society. He discusses the political nature of education, as well as controversies surrounding the adoption of textbooks within the United States. But, as the other reviewer clearly missed, Spring asserts that education is never neutral, but is instead shaped by forces outside of the realm of school walls. If you call his explanation "socialist", fine. But, what Spring is arguing, as many educational theorists do, is that education is never neutral, but is instead tied to larger forces that exist in society today. His policy analysis is also very interesting, although it can be very tedious at times. This is an excellent read for anyone who is really interested in how problematic education is within the United States today.
Rating: 2
Summary: Raving socialist propaganda
Comment: Spring is clearly a raving socialist. He provides a good picture of the mechanics of educational policy but from a very liberal perspective. He uses numerous illustrations which leave no doubt about his political position. The book has several false remarks about conservative leaders that border on libel. It is a shame that he couldn't put his biases aside and write a good book.
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Title: The War Against America's Public Schools: Privatizing Schools, Commercializing Education by Gerald W. Bracey ISBN: 0321080734 Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 12 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: The Politics of Life In Schools: Power, Conflict, and Cooperation by Joseph Blase ISBN: 0803938934 Publisher: Corwin Press Pub. Date: 18 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The American Dream and the Public Schools by Jennifer Hochschild, Nathan Scovronick ISBN: 0195152786 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Tinkering Toward Utopia: A Century of Public School Reform by David B. Tyack, Larry Cuban, David Tyack ISBN: 0674892836 Publisher: Harvard University Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $20.50 |
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Title: Results Fieldbook: Practical Strategies from Dramatically Improved Schools by Michael J. Schmoker, Mike Schmoker ISBN: 0871205211 Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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