Built to fail structural deficiencies and student failure / Randy K. Trani and Robert K. Irvine.
| Author/creator | Trani, Randy K., 1967- author. |
| Other author | Irvine, Robert K., 1968- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014] |
| Description | xvii, 230 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Structural deficiencies and student failure |
| Contents | Introduction -- Being a Viking: the history of American education, grade level, comprehensive high schools, and district configuration -- The modern state of education in America -- A false promise; or, the siren song of choice -- The United States vs. the world -- The educational approaches of other nations -- Great US schools: breaking from the grade level and comprehensive model -- Examination of minority achievement -- Today's paradigm -- Existing sociological theoretical framework -- Empirical data that supports structural deficiency theory; or, I wonder if anyone will ever read this dissertation stuff! -- Structural efficiency theory -- A view to a kill: how to slay your cerberus. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2013049403 |
| ISBN | 9781475808636 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1475808631 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781475808643 (paper : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 147580864X (paper : alk. paper) |