Taking sides.  Clashing views on educational issues / 
 Clashing views on educational issues  Educational issues 
selected, edited, and with introductions by James Wm. Noll. 
 - 17th ed. 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill,  2013. 
 - xxxiv, 376 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - Taking sides series .
 - Taking sides. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Unit 1. Basic theoretical issues.  Should schooling be based on social experiences? ; Should the curriculum be standardized for all? ; Should behaviorism shape educational practices? ; Is constructivism the best philosophy of education? ; Should'public schooling' be redefined? -- Unit 2. Current fundamental issues.  Are truly democratic classrooms possible? ; Has the Supreme Court reconfigured American education? ; Is No Child Left Behind a flawed policy? ; Can failing schools be turned around? ; Are local school boards obsolete? -- Unit 3. Current specific issues.  Are undocumented immigrants entitled to public education? ; Has the time arrived for universal preschool? ; Is privatization the hope of the future? ; Is the inclusive classroom model workable? ; Do teachers unions stymie school reform? ; Can merit pay accelerate school improvement? ; Are single-sex schools and classes effective? ; Can zero tolerance violate students rights? ; Do American students need more time in school? ; Do computers negatively affect student growth? ; Is the'21st Century Skills' movement viable? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780078050350 (pbk.)  RM154.80 0078050359 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education--Aims and objectives--United States.<br/>Education--United States.