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Schools as imagined communities : the creation of identity, meaning, and conflict in U.S. history /
As the US federal government forces states to create centralized systems of accountability, the notion of a 'community' school becomes less and less defined by decisions on core curriculum. Yet, the idea of a school as community survives through the local politics of education or the polic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | As the US federal government forces states to create centralized systems of accountability, the notion of a 'community' school becomes less and less defined by decisions on core curriculum. Yet, the idea of a school as community survives through the local politics of education or the policies of magnet and charter schools with small student populations. This collection will explore the extent to which our collective notions of school-community relations have prevented us from speaking openly about the tensions created when we imagine schools as communities. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 217 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781403982933 1403982937 128136956X 9781281369567 9781403964717 1403964718 9781403964724 1403964726 |
| Acceso: | University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |