Those Who Dared: Five Visionaries Who Changed American Education

by Carl D. Glickman

Book Overview

For decades, practically every major initiative in American education (from top-down standards to the testing movement) has moved decision-making farther away from the school. Fighting against this trend throughout their careers, Deborah Meier, John Goodlad, James Comer, Ted Sizer, and Henry Levin have worked to give our schools back the ability to educate students in the broadest and richest traditions of activity,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807749168
• ISBN13: 9780807749166
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.4"