Reclaiming Education for Democracy: Thinking Beyond No Child Left Behind

by Shaker; Paul

• ISBN13: 9780805858419
• ISBN10: 0805858415
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781135597047
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-13
• Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

This book subjects the prophets and doctrines of educational neoliberalism to scrutiny in order to provide a rationale and vision for public education beyond the limits of No Child Left Behind. The authors combine a history of recent education policy with an in-depth analysis of the origins of such policy and its impact on professional educators.

Author Biography

Paul Shaker is a career educator who has served as teacher, teacher educator, and dean in five of the United States, in Asia, and in Canada at Simon Fraser University of British Columbia Elizabeth E. Heilman, Ph.D. Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgements	p. xxi
Acknowledgements, continued	p. xxiii
Introduction: The changing vision of education in our democratic society	p. 1
Mechanisms and motivations of education policy	p. 17
Political advocacy versus academic authority: Defining educational inquiry and defending public education	p. 19
Policy as propaganda: A critical examination of NCLB	p. 42
The cultural psychology of the right	p. 59
Distortions of the advocates	p. 81
The myth of scientifically based research	p. 83
The "science" of teacher testing	p. 101
Contested visions of public schooling for a democratic society	p. 118
Left back: Punditry or history?	p. 146
Visions for change	p. 161
A renewed vision of good teaching and good schools	p. 163
Rediscovering and reclaiming public education in a democratic society	p. 182
References	p. 206
Index	p. 222
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