Political Spectacle and the Fate of American Schools
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A01=Linda Miller-Kahn
A01=Mary Lee Smith
A01=Patricia F. Jarvis
A01=Walter Heinecke
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Author_Mary Lee Smith
Author_Patricia F. Jarvis
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District Administration
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education policy analysis
education reform critique
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High Stakes Testing
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Magnet Programs
Magnet Schools
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National Academy
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Pay For Performance
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Political Spectacle
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Product details
- ISBN 9780415932004
- Weight: 720g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 23 Oct 2003
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The authors argue that the most influential and well-known educational policy programs in the past 30 years are not based on democratic consensus, but are instead formulated by the political community as symbolic efforts meant to generate personal partisan gain.
Mary Lee Smith is Professor in the Department of Education Leadership and Policy Studies at Arizona State University and the Director of Southwest Education Policy Studies in Phoenix, Arizona. She has spoken at local schools and educational agencies nationwide on the topics of grade retention and mandated assessment.
