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Education's Flashpoints: Upside Down or Set-Up to Fail
By
Jim Dueck
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
Publication date
December 5, 2014
Pages
252
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781475813166
ISBN-10
1475813163
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.12 lbs.
Original list price
$50.00
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The education system is dealing with a concerted effort at making it more accountable and transparent. Whereas measurement of a quality education used to focus on inputs such as money spent, the new measurement is focused on student outcomes such as learning success determined by large-scale standardized tests. This change in perspective assesses personnel and system performance using empirical data rather than perceptual information.
Transparent access to data regarding student learning is uncomfortable to teachersâ unions because it is difficult to explain away objective information. Their substantial success in reducing teacher workload and limiting managementâs activity is predicated on persuading the public that they are focused on students. In reality, teachers are their clients, and students are frequently disadvantaged as the unions pursue a âless work, more payâ objective.
Many politicians are complicit in this pursuit because they are reticent to embrace reform when confronted by such a powerful special interest. When considering issues which pit student best interests with those of teachers, governments frequently side with teachers because they can vote whereas students cannot. Flashpoints emerge as data is introduced into the process for making decisions.
The education system is dealing with a concerted effort at making it more accountable and transparent. Whereas measurement of a quality education used to focus on inputs such as money spent, the new measurement is focused on student outcomes such as learning success determined by large-scale standardized tests. This change in perspective assesses personnel and system performance using empirical data rather than perceptual information.
Transparent access to data regarding student learning is uncomfortable to teachersâ unions because it is difficult to explain away objective information. Their substantial success in reducing teacher workload and limiting managementâs activity is predicated on persuading the public that they are focused on students. In reality, teachers are their clients, and students are frequently disadvantaged as the unions pursue a âless work, more payâ objective.
Many politicians are complicit in this pursuit because they are reticent to embrace reform when confronted by such a powerful special interest. When considering issues which pit student best interests with those of teachers, governments frequently side with teachers because they can vote whereas students cannot. Flashpoints emerge as data is introduced into the process for making decisions.
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Hardcover
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from Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc (December 5, 2014)
9781475813166 | details & prices | 252 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.12 lbs | List price $50.00
About: The education system is dealing with a concerted effort at making it more accountable and transparent.
About: The education system is dealing with a concerted effort at making it more accountable and transparent.
Paperback
from Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc (December 5, 2014)
9781475813173 | details & prices | 252 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.88 lbs | List price $30.00
About: The body of the text proceeds to identify and explain many flashpoints which are current in a world of education where students’ best interests are hampered by teachers’ self-interests.
About: The body of the text proceeds to identify and explain many flashpoints which are current in a world of education where students’ best interests are hampered by teachers’ self-interests.
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