Teachers and Crisis - Urban School Reform and Teachers' Work Culture (Hardcover)

Advocates of the 'back-to-basics' movement argue that a basic skills programme ensures that students are educated to a minimum level of literacy required to enter the labour force. Critics charge that these efforts only increase school bureaucracy and undermine teachers' autonomy in the classroom. First published in 1992, this book moves beyond the rhetoric surrounding the basic skills debate by providing a thorough yet critical examination of urban education, urban school reform, and teachers' work culture. Beginning with a sparkling theoretical discussion of the problems and pitfalls of back-to-basics reform efforts, author Dennis Carlson argues persuasively that the movement's exclusive emphasis on functional literacy skills rather than higher-order thinking assures that students will remain on the lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder. He then proceeds with an empirical study of two urban high school districts in which he documents the latent effects of back-to-basics on teachers' work lives as well as staff-administration clashes over efforts to implement restructuring programmes. This book offers a sensible and sophisticated treatment of some of the important issues facing urban education and will be of great interest to anyone working in Education.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Urban Education
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	1992
Authors:	Dennis Carlson
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	302
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-08918-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General
LSN:	1-138-08918-4
Barcode:	9781138089181

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