| Description |
xxix, 367 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Debating Issues in American Education ; vol. 1
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Debating issues in American education ; v. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
About the editors-in-chief -- About the volume editors -- About the contributors -- Introduction -- 1: Are Charter Schools A Viable Educational Model As An Alternative To Public Education?: -- Overview / Gerald M Cattaro -- Point / Eric S Hall -- Counterpoint / Zorka Karanxha -- 2: Do Ethnocentric Charter Schools Unconstitutionally Discriminate On The Basis Of Race And/Or National Origin?: -- Overview / Suzanne E Eckes -- Point / Ralph D Mawdsley -- Counterpoint / Alex S Hall -- 3: Should Faith-Based Charter Schools Survive Constitutional Scrutiny?: -- Overview / Allan G Osborne, Jr -- Point / Bruce S Cooper -- Counterpoint / Janet Mulvey -- 4: Are Culturally Specific Charter Schools An Appropriate Means Of Preserving Muslim Identity?: -- Overview / Gerald M Cattaro -- Point / Letitia Basford -- Counterpoint / Martha Bigelow -- 5: Is There Any Benefit To Proprietary For-Profit Schools? -- Overview / Allan G Osborne, Jr -- Point / Lesley McCue -- Counterpoint / Mary I Grilliot -- 6: Are Publicly Funded Programs That Afford Parents The Option Of Where To Educate Their Children The Most Appropriate Ways To Promote Educational Choice?: -- Overview / Allan G Osborne, Jr -- Point / Ralph D Mawdsley -- Counterpoint / Timothy J IIg -- 7: Should Homeschooling Be Subject To Greater State Regulation In Such Areas As Teacher Qualifications And Curricular Content?: -- Overview / Allan G Osborne, Jr, and Charles J Russo -- Point / James J Mawdsley -- Counterpoint / Ralph D Mawdsley -- 8: Should The Jewish Community In The United States Provide Jewish Day Schools For All Jewish Children As A Means Of Preserving Their Jewish Identity?: -- Overview / Charles J Russo and Allan G Osborne, Jr -- Point / Marc N Kramer -- Counterpoint / Bruce S Cooper -- 9: Do Private, Nonsectarian Schools Enhance Student Achievement?: -- Overview / Allan G Osborne, Jr -- Point / William Jeynes -- Counterpoint / Mark Littleton -- 10: Do Magnet Schools Enhance Student Achievement?: -- Overview / Allan G Osborne, Jr -- Point / Timoty J IIg -- Counterpoint / David Dolph -- 11: Do Single-Sex Classes And/Or Schools Better Address The Needs Of Elementary And/Or Secondary School Students?: -- Overview / Allan G Osborne, Jr -- Point / Vivian Hopp Gordon -- Counterpoint / Jyllian Rosa Guerriero -- 12: Is Head Start Preserving?: -- Overview / Allan G Osborne, Jr -- Point / Carolyn Talbert-Johnson -- Counterpoint / Tamela J Dixon -- 13: Are Vocational Education And Apprenticeship Programs Valuable?: -- Overview / Michael J Jernigan -- Point / Dan Schroer -- Counterpoint / Paul J Waller -- 14: Are Year-Round Schools An Appropriate Way To Improve Student Outcomes?: -- Overview / Allan G Osborne, Jr -- Point / Carolyn Talbert-Johnson -- Counterpoint / Aaron Cooley -- 15: Are Native American Schools A Viable Means Of Enhancing Student Achievement?: -- Overview / Allan G Osborne, Jr -- Point / Carolyn A Brown -- Counterpoint / Rachel Trimble -- Index. |
| Summary |
Overview: Education of America's school children always has been and always will be a hot-button issue. From what should be taught to how to pay for education to how to keep kids safe in schools, impassioned debates emerge and mushroom, both within the scholarly community and among the general public. This volume in the point/counterpoint Debating Issues in American Education reference series tackles the topic of alternative schooling and school choice. Fifteen to twenty chapters explore such varied issues as charter schools, for-profit schools, faith-based schools, magnet schools, vouchers, and more. Each chapter opens with an introductory essay by the volume editor, followed by point/counterpoint articles written and signed by invited experts, and concludes with Further Readings and Resources, thus providing readers with views on multiple sides of alternative schooling and school choice issues and pointing them toward more in-depth resources for further exploration. |
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School choice -- United States.
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School choice. |
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United States. |
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Alternative education -- United States.
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Alternative education. |
| Added Author |
Osborne, Allan G., Jr., 1951-
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Russo, Charles J.
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Cattaro, Gerald Michael.
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| ISBN |
9781412987950 cloth alkaline paper |
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1412987954 cloth alkaline paper |
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9781412989787 set |
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1412989787 set |
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