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Author Proefriedt, William A.

Title High expectations : the cultural roots of standards reform in American education / William A. Proefriedt.

Publication Info. New York : Teachers College Press, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  LC191.4 .P74 2008    Available  ---
Description 193 pages ; 23 cm.
Series Advances in contemporary educational thought series
Advances in contemporary educational thought series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-179) and index.
Contents Market Street and Monticello -- Founding schools, creating a culture -- Sailing on the Pequod: Horace Mann -- Blindness and understanding: Washington and Du Bois -- Inquiry, not recipes: John Dewey -- Excellence and opportunity in a time of national needs -- American nightmare/American dream -- High expectations in historical perspective.
Subject Educational change -- Social aspects -- United States.
Educational change -- Social aspects.
United States.
Educational change.
Education -- Standards -- Social aspects -- United States.
Education -- Standards.
Social aspects.
Enseignement -- Réforme -- États-Unis.
Éducation -- Normes -- États-Unis.
ISBN 9780807748749 paperback alkaline paper
0807748749 paperback alkaline paper