TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kincheloe,Joe L.
AU  - Weil,Danny K.
TI  - Standards and schooling in the United States: an encyclopedia 
AV  - LB2822 .S736 2001
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Santa Barbara, California
PB  - ABC-CLIO
KW  - Education
KW  - Standards
KW  - United States
N1  - 2; Administration --; Art --; Best practices --; Bilingual education --; California state standards --; Certification of teachers --; Class and socioeconomics --; Consequences of standards --; Curriculum --; Democracy --; Elementary education --; Epistemology --; Evaluation --; Florida state standards --; Functionalism --; Goals of standards --; History --; Interpretation --; Justice and education --; Knowledge --; Learning theory and cognition --; Mediated learning --; Multiculturalism --; Nontraditional schools --; Opposition to standards --; Philosophical analysis and standards --; Politics of education --; Purposes of education --; Queer sexuality --- Reductionism --; Regulating teachers --; School accreditation --; Science --; Social studies --; Subject matter and content --; Teacher education --; Testing --; Texas state standards --; Urban education --; Vocational and work education --; Working with knowledge; 2
N2  - Publisher description: Essays by 54 scholars illuminate the historical, social, cultural, political, administrative, psychological, and philosophical issues behind the standards debate. In addition to coverage of the historical and current status of standards, the essays offer systematic critiques and practical suggestions for improvement that will benefit teachers, educational leaders, politicians, parents, students, and concerned citizens. A complete chronology, a general bibliography, a resource list, and a comprehensive index offer further aids to research and understanding
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/abcclio041/2001005683.html
ER  -