Controversial Issues in Educational Policy

By Louann A. Bierlein

Book Overview

Controversial Issues in Educational Policy examines the current debates in US education including such issues as parental choice, decentralization, bilingual education and the role of business. For each issue, tensions among the conflicting ideas of conservatism and liberalism and among the basic societal values of equity, liberty and efficiency and excellence are examined. Bierlein discusses multiple aspects of each topic and equips readers with a foundation necessary to carefully analyze the debates.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803948328
• ISBN13: 9780803948327
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.3"