An Education of Value

by Marvin Lazerson, Judith Block McLaughlin, Bruce McPherson

Book Overview

An Education of Value is about the problems involved in reforming American schools - in the past and in the decades to come. The authors consider the historical, political, and philosophical tensions between the perennial twin goals of American education: equality and excellence. They discuss the necessary preconditions for enduring progress: enhancing the conditions of teaching, improving the education and re-education of teachers, rethinking the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521315158
• ISBN13: 9780521315159
• Release Date: April 1985
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"