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Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Educational Issues

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ISBN: 9780072410334 | 0072410337
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw Hill College Div
Pub. Date: 6/1/2000

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SummaryTable of Contents
This debate-style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in education. The issues reflect viewpoints on fundamental issues such as: should school attendance be compelled; can charter schools revitalize public education and do school uniforms promote safety and improve discipline. For additional support on this title, visit our student Web site Dushkin Online (www.dushkin.com/online/.
PART 1 Enduring Issues1(86)
Should Schooling Be Based on Social Experiences?
2(16)
Should the Curriculum Be Standardized for All?
18... MORE
Should Behaviorism Shape Educational Practices?
34(18)
Should Church-State Separation Be Maintained?
52(20)
Should School Attendance Be Compelled?
72(15)
PART 2 Current Fundamental Issues87(104)
Can ``Character Education'' Reverse Moral Decline?
88(28)
Should Multiculturalism Permeate the Curriculum?
116(12)
Are School Integration Efforts Doomed to Failure?
128(18)
Do High-Stakes Assessments Improve Learning?
146(22)
Have Public Schools Failed Society?
168(23)
PART 3 Current Specific Issues191(1)
Are Vouchers an Appropriate Choice Mechanism?
192(20)
Can Charter Schools Revitalize Public Education?
212(16)
Have Public Schools Adequately Accommodated Religion?
228(14)
Is Full Inclusion of Disabled Students Desirable?
242(16)
Do Black Students Need an Afrocentric Curriculum?
258(30)
Should Bilingual Education Programs Be Abandoned?
282(26)
Does School Violence Warrant a Zero-Tolerance Policy?
308(20)
Can Self-Governing Schools Rescue Urban Education?
328(20)
Should Technology Lead the Quest for Better Schools?
348(18)
Is Mandatory Community Service Desirable and Legal?
366(16)
Do Teachers' Unions Have a Positive Influence on Reform?
382

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