Redefining U.S. education : a systematic approach to teaching /: a systematic approach to teaching. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: William F. Roth and Ian M. Roth.
• Authors: Roth, William F; Roth, Ian M
• Contents: Growth versus Development; A More Balanced Perspective?; Evolution of Society’s Shaping Ethic; Academia Is Slow to Catch on; ; The Historic Evolution of Education in Europe: A Brief Synopsis ; Only for the Chosen; Theoretical Roots of Modern Education; Opposing Schools of Thought Begin a Never-Ending Battle; A Dilemma Faced by Educators; Rationalizations That Don’t Work; Good Intentions Lead to Naught; ; Education in the United States during the Colonial Period ; Breaking with European Tradition; How Students Learned; Getting the Framework into Place; Others Who Helped Shape the Colonial Education System; ; Education in the United States during the Early 1800s ; The Scattershot Approach; Educating the Poor; Horace Mann Makes the Common School System a Serious Player; Dealing with the Flood of Immigrants; Frederick Froebel Give Us Kindergarten; ; Education in the United States during the Late 1800s ; A Broadening of Emphasis; The Education Sector Gets a Voice; Change Comes Slow; ; Influences during the Industrial Revolution ; The Industrial Revolution Reshapes the U.S. Education System; Frederick Taylor’s Scientific Management Spills Over into the Classroom; Opposition Arises to the Mechanistic Approach; Rationalizations for Educating Students to be Robots; The Battle between Mechanists and Humanists; ; Education in the United States during the Early 1900s ; Psychologists Get Involved in Shaping Education Policy; Three Different Mindsets; Mechanistic Thinking Remains Dominant; Introducing the Concept of Tracts; Slowly But Surely, Efforts to Educate the Nation Progress; The Hierarchy in Place, Efforts Shift to Shaping Curriculum; ; Education in the United States to the Mid-1900s ; Tumultuous Shifts in the Education System; The Problem of Measurement; A Bump in the Road to Progress; Teachers Unionize; The National Education Association Becomes a Force; A Battle for Survival; A Slow Recovery; Again, How to Deal with the Poor; ; Segregation, Deculturalization, Assimilation, a Sad Chapter in the History of U.S. Public Education ; The Lingering Legacy of Slavery in the United States; Deculturalization and Assimilation as Alternatives; The Battle to Eliminate Segregation; Following the Lead of the Black Community; ; The New Kid on the Block ; From Humble Beginnings; The Radio Takes Center Stage; And, Then, Television Hits the Scene; The Computer Makes a New Education Paradigm Possible; ; Education in the United States during the Mid- to Late 1900s ; Still Trying to Figure Out the Best Approach; The Problem with Private Schools, the Bubble World; Increased Government Involvement and Funding; Academia’s Failings in Terms of the U.S.’s Ability to Compete Globally; The Students Get Involved; Those Who are Dissatisfied Strike Out on Their Own; ; Education in the United States during the Late 1900s ; The Mechanistic Faction Refuses to Budge; The Modern-Day Problem with the Mechanistic Argument; The Human Relations School Types Continue Chipping Away; Government Efforts to Make School Systems Accountable; Developing State-Wide Achievement Standards and Work-Study Programs; Three Movements That Made a Difference; ; Education in the United States during the Early 2000s ; No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the Ensuing Confusion; The Advent of the Student Aptitude Test; Why a Universal Test Taken by All Students Is Necessary; Grades Don’t Tell the Story; No Perfect Solution, But…; European Nations Provide Models the United States Can Learn from; ; Europe: Leading the Way or Behind? ; Designing the Best Model; The Bologna Process’ Focus on Standardization; The Bologna Process and Program Design; The Bologna Process and Rewarding Student Accomplishment; Strata of Qualifications Frameworks; Shaping Curriculum through Tuning; Top-Down versus Bottom-Up Standardization; The Bologna Process and Transferability of Evaluation; The Bologna Process and the Social Dimension; ; To Join or Not to Join? That is the Question ; Spread of the Bologna Process; Downsides of the Bologna Process; Research in European Universities; Tuition Free Education and Its Problems; How Private School Education in European Countries Is Financed; The Move toward Decentralization; ; Standardization as a Threat: The Japanese Experience ; Japan’s Individuality Crisis; A History of "Honne" Bowing to "Tatemae"; The Perils of Importing Progress; The Samuraization of Workers and Students; A Lost Opportunity; Japan Goes to War in the Marketplace; Does Excessive Regimentation Support a Hidden Curriculum in the Classroom?; Competition Out of Control; ; Japan’s Inability to Modernize Its Education System ; The Toll Taken By Excessive Standardization; Those Who Suffer the Most; More Disturbing Evidence; The Nation as a Whole Suffers; The Major Obstruction to Change; The Inability to Get beyond Dependency Theory and Its Consequences; Is Cultural Reform Possible?; ; Things That Need Further Improvement in the United States ; Developing Standards for Academic Achievement at the Highest Level; Improving the Performance of Teachers as Well; Teachers as Students; Teacher Empowerment as the Biggest Challenge; Measurement That Makes Sense; Once Again, Standardization versus Reflective Thinking; Why neither Charter Schools nor Vouchers nor Private Schools Provide the Answer; Tracking, More Harm Than Good?; The Limitations of IQ Tests; ; The Impossible Becomes Possible ; Historical Progress of the U.S. Education System; Still Seeking the Best Approach; Updating the Attitude of Teachers; The Current Challenge; Putting the Pieces in Place; Self-Management as the Key to Learning; Our Traditional Grading System Made Obsolete; ; Dealing with the Logistics of the New Paradigm ; Meeting the Initial Challenge; Encouraging and Measuring Progress; Breaking Down Traditional Boundaries; Including University-Level Work in the Loop; Time to Move on toward New World Education; ; Bibliography
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 370.973; Education -- United States; Education -- United States -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498733564
• Related ISBNs: 9781498733557
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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