Questioning The Language Of Improvement And Reform In Education

Author : Nicole Mockler,Susan Groundwater-Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 0367487780

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Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education by Nicole Mockler,Susan Groundwater-Smith Pdf

Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education challenges the language used in education by linking the language of both the public and professional domains with the changing intentions of the governance of education. Exploring various issues, which embody the many manifestations of the manner in which strident, conservative language has captured the public view of education, the book covers topics such as the importance of language in the context of educational practice, the media's portrayal of teachers globally, the role of students in the face of curriculum reform and the language used in educational policy worldwide. The book addresses the ways in which the words 'improvement' and 'reform' have been appropriated and hollowed-out by policymakers in order to justify globalised education policies. Using international case studies and reports, the authors argue that the employment of specific words masks the reality that new educational policies are regressive and require re-examination, while perpetuating the illusion that progressive educational practice is being brought to the fore. Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education is a fascinating and original take on this topic, which will be of great interest to educational practitioners, policymakers and linguists.

Author : Nicole Mockler,Susan Groundwater-Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315519555

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Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education by Nicole Mockler,Susan Groundwater-Smith Pdf

Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education challenges the language used in education by linking the language of both the public and professional domains with the changing intentions of the governance of education. Exploring various issues, which embody the many manifestations of the manner in which strident, conservative language has captured the public view of education, the book covers topics such as the importance of language in the context of educational practice, the media's portrayal of teachers globally, the role of students in the face of curriculum reform and the language used in educational policy worldwide. The book addresses the ways in which the words ‘improvement’ and ‘reform’ have been appropriated and hollowed-out by policymakers in order to justify globalised education policies. Using international case studies and reports, the authors argue that the employment of specific words masks the reality that new educational policies are regressive and require re-examination, while perpetuating the illusion that progressive educational practice is being brought to the fore. Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education is a fascinating and original take on this topic, which will be of great interest to educational practitioners, policymakers and linguists.

Author : M. F. Wideen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351040600

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The Struggle for Change by M. F. Wideen Pdf

Originally published in 1994. The story of Hansel and Gretel is familiar to many people. Most believe that the witch was wicked. But has this issue ever been seriously challenged? In the Introduction to this book, Marvin Wideen describes the day he saw this well-known fairy story being taught and through it draws us along a path of education reform in Lakeview School, British Columbia, and shows how, by this process of reform, the school changed from within. He considers the ideology supporting educational change, what change means to those who undertake it, and how the experience relates to the larger social and political context. The book effectively demonstrates that change will always create anxiety; needs careful and sensitive implementation, and occurs in isolation or as a result of activity within a larger context.

Author : Barbara Z. Presseisen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Education
ISBN : 1850000794

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Unlearned Lessons by Barbara Z. Presseisen Pdf

Author : David B. Tyack,Larry Cuban
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997-03-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780674267879

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Tinkering toward Utopia by David B. Tyack,Larry Cuban Pdf

For over a century, Americans have translated their cultural anxieties and hopes into dramatic demands for educational reform. Although policy talk has sounded a millennial tone, the actual reforms have been gradual and incremental. Tinkering toward Utopia documents the dynamic tension between Americans’ faith in education as a panacea and the moderate pace of change in educational practices. In this book, David Tyack and Larry Cuban explore some basic questions about the nature of educational reform. Why have Americans come to believe that schooling has regressed? Have educational reforms occurred in cycles, and if so, why? Why has it been so difficult to change the basic institutional patterns of schooling? What actually happened when reformers tried to “reinvent” schooling? Tyack and Cuban argue that the ahistorical nature of most current reform proposals magnifies defects and understates the difficulty of changing the system. Policy talk has alternated between lamentation and overconfidence. The authors suggest that reformers today need to focus on ways to help teachers improve instruction from the inside out instead of decreeing change by remote control, and that reformers must also keep in mind the democratic purposes that guide public education.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PSU:000060855909

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Departments of Labor, and Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : United States
ISBN : LOC:00151122449

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : Michael Fullan,Suzanne Stiegelbauer
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1991-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0826449557

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The New Meaning of Educational Change by Michael Fullan,Suzanne Stiegelbauer Pdf

First published in 1982, this work revolutionized the theory and practice of education reform. Now 25 years later, the fourth edition of Fullans groundbreaking book continues to be the definitive compendium to all aspects of the management of educational change--a powerful resource for everyone involved in school reform.

Author : Margarita Espino Calderon,Liliana Minaya-Rowe
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781452230726

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Preventing Long-Term ELs by Margarita Espino Calderon,Liliana Minaya-Rowe Pdf

10 keys to keeping English learners from falling through the cracks Students who struggle with English are likely to struggle with academic content throughout their school years. Many drop out. This practical guidebook’s 10 components for success will help educators at all levels close this achievement gap. Included are step-by-step instructions for integrating language, literacy, and subject matter to improve student learning. Key features include: A clearly articulated, evidence-based professional development program for effectively teaching English language learners Research-based coaching practices for improving instruction Ways to implement the program while concurrently meeting core standards and content objectives

Author : Michael Fullan,Alan Boyle
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807772768

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Big-City School Reforms by Michael Fullan,Alan Boyle Pdf

Big cities have struggled to improve public school systems. This book shows why—and offers a framework for achieving future success. Fullan and Boyle, internationally renowned thinkers on school change, demonstrate that while the educational challenges of big cities may be overwhelming, they are not insurmountable. They draw on ten years’ of research to identify six essential “push” and “pull” actions that enable big school systems to improve student achievement. Leaders must push to challenge the status quo, convey a high sense of urgency, and have the courage needed to intervene. But they need to also pull together to create a commonly-owned strategy, develop professional power, and attend to sustainability. Examining three major cities—New York, Toronto, and London—through the decade of 2002–2012, this book weaves case studies with careful analysis and recommendations to hone in on which policies and strategies work best to raise the bar for all students and reduce the gap for the disadvantaged. Big-City School Reforms offers invaluable advice to those leading the next phase of school reform in cities around the world. This is an eminently practical book that focuses on big problems and big solutions. “This encouraging book draws on the recent experiences of New York, London, and Toronto to identify what it takes to transform big-city school systems. It recognises their complexities without being overawed by them. By concentrating on the factors that seem to matter most, it offers real hope that we can now tackle some of the key issues that have frustrated reform efforts in the past.” —Geoff Whitty, director emeritus, Institute of Education, University of London, UK "Fullan and Boyle present a compelling framework for motivating and sustaining improvement in large urban school districts. The authors’ premise that system leaders must optimally balance push and pull strategies serves as an important lesson to school-level leaders as well.” —Sandra J. Stein, education and leadership consultant “In this important new book, Fullan and Boyle answer the most important question facing the leaders of the world's major cities: what will it take to significantly improve the quality of public education? Through a sophisticated analysis of the policies pursued in New York, Toronto, and London, the authors make it possible for us to see why some cities are making more progress than others. Their clear and compelling insights couldn't be more relevant and timely.” —Pedro A. Noguera, Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Development, Executive Director, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, New York University Michael Fullan, Order of Canada, is professor emeritus of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Alan Boyle is director of Leannta Education Associates where he designs professional learning for education leaders.

Author : Mary M. Kennedy
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780674265066

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Inside Teaching by Mary M. Kennedy Pdf

Reform the schools, improve teaching: these battle cries of American education have been echoing for twenty years. So why does teaching change so little? Arguing that too many would-be reformers know nothing about the conflicting demands of teaching, Mary Kennedy takes us into the controlled commotion of the classroom, revealing how painstakingly teachers plan their lessons, and how many different ways things go awry. Teachers try simultaneously to keep track of materials, time, students, and ideas. In their effort to hold all of these things together, they can inadvertently quash students' enthusiasm and miss valuable teachable moments. Kennedy argues that pedagogical reform proposals that do not acknowledge all of the things teachers need to do are bound to fail. If reformers want students to learn, they must address all of the problems teachers face, not just those that interest them.

Author : Gabriele Lakomski,Scott Eacott,Colin W. Evers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317293705

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Questioning Leadership by Gabriele Lakomski,Scott Eacott,Colin W. Evers Pdf

Questioning Leadership offers a diverse mix of cutting-edge research in the field of educational leadership, with contributions from expert and emerging leadership scholars. It contextualises school leadership within broader social and historical contexts and traces its influence on school performance through time, from its relatively modest role within a systems theory paradigm to its growing influence from the 1980s onwards, as exercising leadership came to be perceived as being largely responsible for improving educational outcomes. This book invites the reader to challenge the current orthodoxy of leader-centrism and instead reflect more broadly on the various structural and institutional interrelationships that determine how a school functions successfully. It poses challenging questions, such as: Is leadership really necessary for high-quality school performance? Can schools function effectively without leadership? Is it possible to describe the work that principals do without using the word ‘leadership’? How do we challenge the assumption that leadership simply exists and that it is seen as the appropriate default explanation for school performance? This book does not assume that leadership is the key to organisational performance, although it acknowledges the work that principals do. It goes against current orthodoxy and offers varied perspectives on how leadership might be repositioned vis-à-vis organisational and institutional structures. It also suggests some new directions for leading and learning and throws open a discussion on leadership that for too long has been captured by the assumption that the leader is the cause of organisational performance and learning outcomes in schools. At a time when leadership’s dominance seems unshakeable, this is a bold book that should appeal to postgraduate students of educational leadership and management, those undertaking training in educational administration and current school leaders interested in exploring the value of leadership for educational organisations.

Author : Terry A. Astuto,Phi Delta Kappa. Educational Foundation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:609535963

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Roots of Reform by Terry A. Astuto,Phi Delta Kappa. Educational Foundation Pdf

Author : Joe L. Kincheloe,Shirley R. Steinberg
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015037328799

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Thirteen Questions by Joe L. Kincheloe,Shirley R. Steinberg Pdf

Thirteen Questions: Reframing Education's Conversation provides alternative answers to those questions about our educational system that have been answered up till now by an outmoded, conservative, educational agenda. Rather than resting comfortably on a sentimental vision of education's history to provide their answers, the authors take a realistic look at our current educational system and provide sound answers to the most difficult questions. 1. What are the basics and are we teaching them? 2. Who decides the forms schools have taken and who should decide? 3. Is it true that teachers aren't as good as they used to be? 4. Do students misbehave more than they used to? 5. What is good teaching, and how do we teach people to be good teachers? 6. Should the fact that we live in a democratic society make a difference in what our schools are like? 7. In what ways does gender affect the educational process? 8. In what ways does race affect the educational process? 9. In what ways does class affect the educational process? 10. What is the effect of media on the educational experience of children? 11. What have been the effects of the attempts to improve education over the last decade? 12. What's missing in the public conversation about education? 13. What are schools for and what should we be doing in the name of education?

Author : Hsiang-Chuan Liu,Wen-Pei Sung,Wenli Yao
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1146 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780429785528

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Information, Computer and Application Engineering by Hsiang-Chuan Liu,Wen-Pei Sung,Wenli Yao Pdf

This proceedings volume brings together peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Information Technology and Computer Application Engineering, held 10-11 December 2014, in Hong Kong, China. Specific topics under consideration include Computational Intelligence, Computer Science and its Applications, Intelligent Information Processing and Knowledge Engineering, Intelligent Networks and Instruments, Multimedia Signal Processing and Analysis, Intelligent Computer-Aided Design Systems and other related topics. This book provides readers a state-of-the-art survey of recent innovations and research worldwide in Information Technology and Computer Application Engineering, in so-doing furthering the development and growth of these research fields, strengthening international academic cooperation and communication, and promoting the fruitful exchange of research ideas. This volume will be of interest to professionals and academics alike, serving as a broad overview of the latest advances in the dynamic field of Information Technology and Computer Application Engineering.