| Summary |
Annotation - Features powerful ideas on teacher education, curriculum, and school administration in an accessible lecture style by Larry Cuban--an experienced teacher, administrator, and acclaimed author. - Offers vignettes of four "good" schools (traditional, progressive, community-based, and democratic) that clearly differ from one another, illustrating that there is no one type of schooling that is inherently better than another. - Discusses the centrality of teaching to substantial and lasting school improvement, helping us tackie the ongoing reform paradox of viewing teachers as both the problem in and solution to creating "good" schools. - Illuminates the "messy linkages" between educational policy and classroom practice.Based on Larry Cuban's Julius and Rosa Sachs Lectures for 2001-2002, this volume is a must-read for everyone interested in improving our schools. |
