Strong States, Weak Schools: The Benefits and Dilemmas of Centralized Accountability (Research in Sociology of Education) (Research in the Sociology of Education)

Strong States, Weak Schools: The Benefits and Dilemmas of Centralized Accountability (Research in Sociology of Education) (Research in the Sociology of Education)

by Bruce Fuller (Author), EmilyHannum (Author), Melissa K . Henne (Author)

Synopsis

Why are governments pushing to centrally regulate teaching and learning at this historical moment? Do these accountability mechanisms succeed in boosting student achievement? How are teachers responding to top-down rules, incentives, and the recasting of what knowledge counts inside school? This book answers these questions.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Published: 18 Jul 2008

ISBN 10: 1846639107
ISBN 13: 9781846639104