Tinkering toward Utopia: A Century of Public School Reform

Price

New from	$26.13
3rd Party New from	$25.00
3rd Party Used from	$2.92

Range

Low

High

Rating

Review this product

Watch this Item
Price Protection

Not the price you want? Enter the price you want to pay and you'll be notified when the price drops.

Watch this product

If you've purchased this item from a store (or used a credit card) that offers price protection, PriceZombie can track its price and notify you if it falls within the protection time period so you can get a refund of the price difference.

Please register in order to use this feature

2 Reviews / Discussion

Buy from Amazon

	New		3rd Party New		3rd Party Used
Latest	$26.13	Latest	$25.00	Latest	$2.92
Highest	$31.50 Nov 25, '15	Highest	$25.00 Feb 22, '16	Highest	$7.49 May 16, '14
Lowest	$24.37 Sep 16, '15	Lowest	$9.48 Aug 5, '14	Lowest	$0.01 Aug 1, '15
Average	$26.89	Average	$20.69	Average	$3.65
Added	Sep 10, 2013	Added	Sep 10, 2013	Added	Sep 10, 2013

Historical Price

Amazon Best Sellers Rank

30 day average: 113,103 | 90 day average: 100,038

Product Description

For over a century, Americans have translated their cultural anxieties and hopes into dramatic demands for educational reform. Although policy talk has sounded a millennial tone, the actual reforms have been gradual and incremental. documents the dynamic tension between Americans' faith in education as a panacea and the moderate pace of change in educational practices.In this book, David Tyack and Larry Cuban explore some basic questions about the nature of educational reform. Why have Americans come to believe that schooling has regressed? Have educational reforms occurred in cycles, and if so, why? Why has it been so difficult to change the basic institutional patterns of schooling? What actually happened when reformers tried to "reinvent" schooling?Tyack and Cuban argue that the ahistorical nature of most current reform proposals magnifies defects and understates the difficulty of changing the system. Policy talk has alternated between lamentation and overconfidence. The authors suggest that reformers today need to focus on ways to help teachers improve instruction from the inside out instead of decreeing change by remote control, and that reformers must also keep in mind the democratic purposes that guide public education.

Product Categories

Amazon > Books > Specialty Boutique > New, Used & Rental Textbooks > Education > History & Theory

Amazon > Books > Specialty Boutique > New, Used & Rental Textbooks > Education > Administration

Amazon > Books > Subjects > Education & Reference > Schools & Teaching > Education Theory > Reform & Policy

Amazon > Books > Subjects > Education & Reference > Schools & Teaching > Education Theory > History

Amazon > Books > Subjects > Education & Reference > Schools & Teaching > Education Theory > Administration

Amazon > Books > Subjects > History

PriceZombie > Books

* PriceZombie is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

You are not logged in.

Please Login or Register to continue.

Discussions on Reddit mentioning this product:

Subreddit	Title	Date
/r/education	The US Education System is broken, but no one will admit it. It needs to be fixed!	Mar 16, 2016
/r/Teachers	Is holding black students to the same behavioral standards as white students racist?	Jun 5, 2015

Disclaimer: The prices and availability displayed on PriceZombie are taken directly from the vendor's website or data feed. Some, but not all, vendors pay a small affiliate fee if you purchase their items through a PriceZombie link. Learn more. PriceZombie strives for accuracy, however the same price may not be available in your location. Heavily discounted items may sell out quickly. Always refer directly to the vendor's website to confirm prices.