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The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Broadway Books
Publication date
August 1, 2006
Pages
423
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781400052455
ISBN-10
1400052459
Dimensions
0.75 by 5 by 8 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A hard-hitting analysis of the current status of urban education by the author of Savage Inequalities argues that conditions have worsened in terms of schooling for inner-city children, looking at how liberal education is being replaced by high-stakes testing procedures, culturally barren and robotic methods of instruction, and harsh discipline. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
from Crown Pub (September 13, 2005)
9781400052448 | details & prices | 404 pages | 6.75 × 10.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.70 lbs | List price $25.00
About: An analysis of urban education argues that conditions have worsened for inner-city children, looking at how liberal education is being replaced by high-stakes testing procedures, culturally barren and robotic methods of instruction, and harsh discipline.
About: An analysis of urban education argues that conditions have worsened for inner-city children, looking at how liberal education is being replaced by high-stakes testing procedures, culturally barren and robotic methods of instruction, and harsh discipline.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Broadway Books (August 1, 2006)
9781400052455 | details & prices | 423 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $16.00
About: An analysis of urban education argues that conditions have worsened for inner-city children, looking at how liberal education is being replaced by high-stakes testing procedures, culturally barren and robotic methods of instruction, and harsh discipline.
About: An analysis of urban education argues that conditions have worsened for inner-city children, looking at how liberal education is being replaced by high-stakes testing procedures, culturally barren and robotic methods of instruction, and harsh discipline.
Miscellaneous
from Crown Pub (September 13, 2005)
9780307339416 | details & prices | List price $14.95
CD/Spoken Word
With Harry Chase (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Random House (September 13, 2005)
9780739309858 | details & prices | 5.25 × 6.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $29.95
About: An analysis of urban education argues that conditions have worsened for inner-city children, looking at how liberal education is being replaced by high-stakes testing procedures, culturally barren and robotic methods of instruction, and harsh discipline.
About: An analysis of urban education argues that conditions have worsened for inner-city children, looking at how liberal education is being replaced by high-stakes testing procedures, culturally barren and robotic methods of instruction, and harsh discipline.
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