Breaking the Cycle of Failed School Reform: What Five Failed Reforms Tell Us

By John M. Tharp

Book Overview

This book demonstrates how school reforms of the past 200 years share many common flaws. Based on an intensive three-year study of school reform in the United States, Breaking the Cycle of Failed School Reform analyzes and critiques the following historical reform movements: Lancastrian Plan, 1806; Age-graded Plan, 1848; Gary Plan, 1906; Trump Plan, 1959; School Development Plan, 1968; and Coalition of Essential Schools, 1984.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578866928
• ISBN13: 9781578866922
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: R & L Education
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"