Changing Classes: School Reform and the New Economy

ISBN-13: 9780521645409 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 332 str.

Martin J. Packer; Roy Pea; John Seely Brown

Opis

Changing Classes tells the story of Willow Run, a small, poor, ethnically-mixed town in Michigan's rust belt, a community in turmoil over the announced closing of a nearby auto assembly plant. As teachers and administrators began to find ways to make schooling more relevant to working-class children, two large-scale school reform initiatives swept into town: the Governor's "market-place" reforms and the National Science Foundation's "state systemic initiative." Against the backdrop of a post-fordist economy, the author shows complex linkages at work as society structures the development of children to adulthood.

Recenzje

"Humane, straightforward, and accessible...Will be relevant to those interested in whole-school and systemic reform. It should also be read by those concerned with developing new genres of educational research representation that are simultaneously accessible to a range of interested readers and more respectful of the research subjects." Mind, Culture, and Activity

Spis treści

Preface; 1. The Class of 2001; 2. Blue Monday: December, 1991–February, 1992; 3. Vehicle of reform, drivers of change; 4. America's birthday; 5. The last First Day; 6. Willow run is America: the 1940s and 50s; 7. Crossing to the new economy; 8. End of year report cards; 9. Rest and relaxation?; 10. Caught in the middle; 11. The change game; 12. The future of the kids coming behind us; 13. Quality or equality?; 14. Coda; Notes.