Michael J. Kaufman

Badges and Incidents

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examines the law governing American education and proposes social constructivist pedagogy as a model for reform efforts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 512g
• ISBN-13: 9781316510438
• ISBN-10: 1316510433
• Artikelnr.: 56748348

Autorenporträt

Michael J. Kaufman serves as Dean of the School of Law, Loyola University, Chicago. He has published more than thirty books and countless articles in the areas of his expertise, including education law, policy, and pedagogy. Dean Michael J. Kaufman also served as President of the Board of Education for a large, diverse school district in the Chicago area.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The political philosophy of American education
2. American education from independence to reconstruction and the stamp of slavery
3. Older but not wiser: America industrializes and embraces the flawed philosophy of behaviorism in education
4. Brown and resegregation
5. Voluntary race-conscious admissions policies in higher education
6. San Antonio, inequity, and the human struggle
7. Gender discrimination in education
8. Special education and inclusion
9. Civil rights in the educational environment and student discipline
10. Current reform initiatives and a better way forward
Index.