Straitjacket - How Overregulation Stifles Creativity and Innovation in Education (Hardcover)

Public schools have been placed in a straitjacket over the past 30 years through over-regulation as a result of the growing power of the federal government over public education, expanding court decisions, state government legislation, school board policies and procedures, and the media's influence on public opinion. The straitjacket of centralized control and coercive approaches to the problems that public education is facing is not the solution, but actually is part of the problem. And where achievement is lower than desired this book brings attention to the root cause - lack of student preparation so that more resources can be put into catching these kids up, rather than into more tests, more curriculum development, and more administrative staff needed to comply with all of this complexity and growing regulations. We must break out of our straitjacket and give schools more flexibility in finding creative and innovative ways to address the needs of students, changing times, and professional expectations - not shackle them through regulatory mandates, closed thinking, and defective accountability processes.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Education
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	George A. Goens • Philip Streifer
Dimensions:	237 x 157 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	162
ISBN-13:	978-1-4758-0563-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > Examinations & assessment
LSN:	1-4758-0563-2
Barcode:	9781475805635

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