America Reads: A Critical Policy Analysis

by Jacqueline Edmondson

The most effective way that you, as an educator, can influence policy makers' visions for your schools is to understand the political, social, and historical implications behind educational policy. The newest book in the Literacy Studies Series supports this point with a fascinating glimpse into how President Clinton's America Reads Challenge has not met its expectations. This case study demonstrates how the clashing values behind the goals, organization,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872072606
• ISBN13: 9780872072602
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: International Reading Association
• Length: 188 Pages