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For students and scholars of education, professionals, and policy makers, Spring (Queens College and The Graduate Center, The City U. of New York) describes the evolution of Republican and Democratic education goals in the US, with updates in this edition to reflect the 2008 national election and post-election era. It includes updated and new chapters on the Democratic education agenda, which addresses poverty, civil rights, multiculturalism, universal education, and the global economy, among other areas; updated discussion of the Republican agenda, which considers creationism, No Child Left Behind, school choice, and standards and tests; and discussion of how previous Democratic policies relate to Obama's concerns with the global economy and human capital theory, the economic value of preschool education, the Democratic side of the culture wars, and how McCain and Palin's education agendas match previous Republican desires. A new chapter on teachers' unions and the two political parties is included. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Bringing up-to-date Joel Spring’s ongoing documentation and analysis of political agendas for education in the US, the fourth edition of Political Agendas for Education focuses on the Republican and Democratic parties in the 2008 national election and post-2008 election era. In order to consider the similarities and differences in the evolution of the Republican and Democratic education agendas, this edition includes updated and new chapters on the Democratic education agenda, and updated discussions of the Republican education agenda. Changes in the fourth edition:relates previous Democratic education policies with President Obama's concerns with the global economy and human capital theoryhighlights how Democrats came to support No Child Left Behind as a solution to civil rights issues related to schooling and Obama’s quest to close the achievement gapdeals with the Democratic side of the culture wars dividing the two political parties, particularly regarding multicultural education and language issuesincludes a completely new chapter on "Teacher Agendas: Republicans and Democrats"shows how the education agendas from the 2008 campaign of John McCain and Sarah Palin are compatible with previous Republican desires to protect socially conservative values in schools.Political Agendas for Education is essential reading for courses dealing with the politics of education, foundations of education, educational leadership, and curriculum studies, and for educational scholars, professionals, policymakers, and all those concerned with the politics of education in the U.S. and its consequences for schools and society.
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