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      The Democratic Dilemma of American Education
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      The Democratic Dilemma of American Education

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      Out of Many, One?

      The Democratic Dilemma of American Education

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      The Democratic Dilemma of American Education book

      Out of Many, One?
      ByArnold Shober
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2012
      eBook Published 23 May 2019
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429492884
      Pages 290
      eBook ISBN 9780429492884
      Subjects Politics & International Relations
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      Shober, A. (2012). The Democratic Dilemma of American Education: Out of Many, One? (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429492884

      ABSTRACT

      This compelling new book asks: How can American education policy be consistent with democratic ideals? Robust democracy is the combination of participation, self-rule, equality, understanding, and inclusion, but these norms can produce contradictory policy. Local control in education policy can undermine educational equality. Participation in teachers unions can improve working conditions but thwart self-rule by local taxpayers. The Democratic Dilemma of American Education draws on contemporary research in political science and education policy to offer remarkably balanced insights into these challenging issues. Expertly navigating through local, state, and federal layers of education policy, Arnold Shober examines contemporary controversies over education governance, teachers unions and collective bargaining, school funding, school choice, academic accountability, and desegregation. Shober describes the inherent practical dilemmas of current policy and the difficulties policymakers face in overcoming them to produce lasting educational reform in a democratic, federal system of government. Timely, engaging, and accessible, this is the ideal resource for courses in public policy as well as education and politics.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|27 pages

      Out of Many, One?

      The Democratic Dilemma of American Education

      chapter 2|17 pages

      Structuring Democracy in American Education

      chapter 3|34 pages

      Including Americans

      chapter 4|27 pages

      When Equity Is Not Adequate

      chapter 5|30 pages

      Participation and the Picket Line

      chapter 6|36 pages

      Understanding History, Understanding Students

      chapter 7|27 pages

      Self-Rule and Structuring Success

      chapter 8|13 pages

      Devolving the Dilemma?

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