The Resource Tyranny of the textbook : an insider exposes how educational materials undermine reforms, Beverlee Jobrack
Tyranny of the textbook : an insider exposes how educational materials undermine reforms, Beverlee Jobrack
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- Summary
- "In Tyranny of the Textbook, a retired educational director, gives a fascinating look behind-the-scenes of how K-12 textbooks are developed, written, adopted, and sold. Readers will come to understand why all the reform efforts have failed. Most importantly, the author clearly spells out how the system can change so that reforms and standards have a shot at finally being effective"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xx, 242 pages
- Contents
-
- The most effective curriculum materials are rarely adopted
- The educational publishing business and profit motive
- Educational materials publishing: players, process, and priorities
- Standards and testing don't increase student achievement
- Why technology hasn't improved student achievement
- Why teacher education and professional development don't improve student achievement
- Rising above the plateau
- Chronology: major initiatives in standards development
- Isbn
- 9781442211414
- Label
- Tyranny of the textbook : an insider exposes how educational materials undermine reforms
- Title
- Tyranny of the textbook
- Title remainder
- an insider exposes how educational materials undermine reforms
- Statement of responsibility
- Beverlee Jobrack
- Subject
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- trueCurriculum planning
- Curriculum planning -- United States
- EDUCATION / Curricula
- EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General
- Education and state -- United States
- trueEducational change -- United States
- trueEducational policy
- trueEducational reform
- trueTextbook bias
- Textbook bias -- United States
- trueTextbooks -- Evaluation
- Textbooks -- Publishing -- United States
- trueTextbooks -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In Tyranny of the Textbook, a retired educational director, gives a fascinating look behind-the-scenes of how K-12 textbooks are developed, written, adopted, and sold. Readers will come to understand why all the reform efforts have failed. Most importantly, the author clearly spells out how the system can change so that reforms and standards have a shot at finally being effective"--
- Assigning source
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- 10083721
- Cataloging source
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- Jobrack, Beverlee
- Dewey number
- 371.3/2
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- LB3047
- LC item number
- .J64 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Textbooks
- Textbooks
- Textbook bias
- Curriculum planning
- Educational change
- Education and state
- EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General
- EDUCATION / Curricula
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- an insider exposes how educational materials undermine reforms
- Label
- Tyranny of the textbook : an insider exposes how educational materials undermine reforms, Beverlee Jobrack
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-234) and index
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- volume
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- txt
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- Contents
- The most effective curriculum materials are rarely adopted -- The educational publishing business and profit motive -- Educational materials publishing: players, process, and priorities -- Standards and testing don't increase student achievement -- Why technology hasn't improved student achievement -- Why teacher education and professional development don't improve student achievement -- Rising above the plateau -- Chronology: major initiatives in standards development
- Control code
- 846810
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xx, 242 pages
- Isbn
- 9781442211414
- Lccn
- 2011039071
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (Sirsi) i9781442211414
- Label
- Tyranny of the textbook : an insider exposes how educational materials undermine reforms, Beverlee Jobrack
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-234) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The most effective curriculum materials are rarely adopted -- The educational publishing business and profit motive -- Educational materials publishing: players, process, and priorities -- Standards and testing don't increase student achievement -- Why technology hasn't improved student achievement -- Why teacher education and professional development don't improve student achievement -- Rising above the plateau -- Chronology: major initiatives in standards development
- Control code
- 846810
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xx, 242 pages
- Isbn
- 9781442211414
- Lccn
- 2011039071
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (Sirsi) i9781442211414
Subject
- trueCurriculum planning
- Curriculum planning -- United States
- EDUCATION / Curricula
- EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General
- Education and state -- United States
- trueEducational change -- United States
- trueEducational policy
- trueEducational reform
- trueTextbook bias
- Textbook bias -- United States
- trueTextbooks -- Evaluation
- Textbooks -- Publishing -- United States
- trueTextbooks -- United States
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