Schools as Imagined Communities: The Creation of Identity, Meaning, and Conflict in U.S. History

by Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Barbara J. Shircliffe

Book Overview

As the federal government forces states to create centralized systems of accountability, the notion of a "community" school is now less and less defined by substantive decisions on core curriculum. Yet, the idea of a school as community survives, through the local politics of education or the policies of magnet and charter schools with small student populations. This collection explores the extent to which our collective notions of school-community...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403964718
• ISBN13: 9781403964717
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"