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Left back : a century of battles over school reform / Diane Ravitch.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2001.Description: 555 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0743203267 (pbk.)
  • 9780743203265 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Left back, a century of failed school reforms
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370/.973
LOC classification:
  • LA 216 R256l 2001
Contents:
Introduction -- The educational ladder -- A fork in the road -- The age of the experts -- IQ testing : "this brutal pessimism" -- Instead of the academic curriculum -- On the social frontier -- The public schools respond -- Dissidents and critics -- The great meltdown -- The sixties -- In search of standards -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LA 216 R256l 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000063552

Includes bibliographical references (p. 529-531) and index.

Introduction -- The educational ladder -- A fork in the road -- The age of the experts -- IQ testing : "this brutal pessimism" -- Instead of the academic curriculum -- On the social frontier -- The public schools respond -- Dissidents and critics -- The great meltdown -- The sixties -- In search of standards -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

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