The great curriculum debate : how should we teach reading and math? / Tom Loveless, editor.

Other author Loveless, Tom, 1954-
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2001.
Descriptionviii, 360 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Education--Curricula. --United States.
Curriculum planning--United States.
Reading--United States.
Mathematics--Study and teaching. --United States.

Contents Introduction / Tom Loveless -- The roots of the education wars / E. D. Hirsch Jr. -- Mathematics education : the future and the past create a context for today's issues / Gail Burrill -- Research and reform in mathematics education / Michael T. Battista -- A Darwinian perspective on mathematics and instruction / David C. Geary -- The impact of traditional and reform-style practices on student mathematics achievement / Roger Shouse -- Beyond curriculum wars : content and understanding in mathematics / Adam Gamoran -- Good intentions are not enough / Richard Askey -- A tale of two math reforms : the politics of the new math and the NCTM standards / Tom Loveless -- Its time to stop the war / Diane Ravitch -- Preventing reading difficulties in young children : precursors and fallout / Catherine E. Snow -- Contemporary reading instruction / Margaret Moustafa -- Does state and federal reading policymaking matter? / Richard L. Allington -- The politics of the reading wars / William Lowe Boyd and Douglas E. Mitchell.
Local noteLittle-336502--3051310448950
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001004199
ISBN0815753101 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0815753098 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB1570 .G72 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold