The Manufactured Crisis Myths, Fraud, And The Attack On America's Public Schools

by Berliner, David C.; Biddle, Bruce J.

• ISBN13: 9780201441963
• ISBN10: 0201441969
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-08-26
• Publisher: Basic Books

Summary

The Manufactured Crisisdebunks the myths that test scores in America's schools are falling, that illiteracy is rising, and that better funding has no benefit. It shares the good news about public education. Disputing conventional wisdom, this book ignited debate inNewsweek, The New York Times,and the entire teaching profession. Winner of the American Educational Research Association book award,The Manufactured Crisisis the best source of facts and analysis for people who care about what's really happening in our schools.

Author Biography

David C. Berliner, Ph.D., is Regents’ Professor in the College of Education at Arizona State University, and past recipient of the Friends of Education Award from the National Education Association.Bruce J. Biddle, Ph.D., is editor of the journal Social Psychology of Education, and serves as professor of both Psychology and Sociology at the University of Missouri. David C. Berliner, Ph.D., is Regents’ Professor in the College of Education at Arizona State University, and past recipient of the Friends of Education Award from the National Education Association.Bruce J. Biddle, Ph.D., is editor of the journal Social Psychology of Education, and serves as professor of both Psychology and Sociology at the University of Missouri.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Thinking About Education in a Different Way	1	(12)
Myths About Achievement and Aptitude	13	(52)
Other Myths About American Schools	65	(64)
Why Now?	129	(44)
Poor Ideas for Reform	173	(42)
Real Problems of American Education	215	(66)
Toward the Improvement of Education	281	(62)
Fundamentals of School Improvement: Research and Compassion	343	(8)
Endnotes	351	(12)
References	363	(30)
Name Index	393	(10)
Subject Index	403	(13)
About the Authors	416