Conflict of Interests: The Politics of American Education

Conflict of Interests: The Politics of American Education
ISBN-10
0582286778
ISBN-13
9780582286771
Series
Conflict of Interests
Category
Education / General
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
1988
Publisher
Longman
Author
Joel H. Spring

Description

Providing a critical understanding of the political and social forces shaping educational politics in the United States, this concise text describes and analyzes how policy is made for American schools and its effect on all of our lives and thinking. Joel Spring argues that the politics of Education is driven by a complex interrelationship between politicians, private foundations and think tanks, teachers'unions, special-interest groups, educational politicians, school administrators, boards of education, courts, and the knowledge industry. The text uses many current examples to illustrate conflicts over educational policies.

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