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A nation at risk: the imperative for educational reform
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Because of the extraordinary clarity and importance of the Commission's Report, the editors of the Communica t ions decided to reprint the Report's main section in its entirety and present it to you here.Abstract:
released a remarkab le report, A Nation at Risk. This Report has s t imulated in the media considerable discussion about the problems in our schools, speculation about the causes, and ass ignment of blame. Astonishingly, f e w of the media reports have focused on the specific f indings and recommendat ions of the Commission. A lmos t none of the med ia reports tells that the Commission i tsel f re frained f rom speculation on causes and f rom assignment of blame. Because of the extraordinary clarity and importance of the Commission's Report, the editors of the Communica t ions decided to reprint the Report's main section in its entirety. We are p leased to present it to you here.read more
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Race, Poverty, and the Student Curriculum: Implications for Standards Policy:
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The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and the Neo-Liberalization of Higher Education: Constructing the “Entrepreneurial Learner”
TL;DR: In this article, Boyer argues that the teaching and learning (SoTL) movement is inextricably tied to the entrenchment of neo-liberalization in higher education and uses Foucault's theory of busno-power to demonstrate how SoTL may be viewed as a force that shapes instructors and students into "entrepreneurial learners" who conceptualize education primarily for its use value.
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Teacher Effectiveness Research in Physical Education: The Future Isn't What It Used to Be
TL;DR: It is conceded that the lead for the future agenda for TER-PE will soon be taken out of the hands of researchers, teachers, and teacher educators and transferred to educational agencies in the form of new policies on initial teacher certification and the evaluation of in-service teachers in a growing number of states.
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Setting Right the Delusion of Inclusion: Implications for Canadian Schools
TL;DR: In this article, the problems and paradoxes associated with policy, organization, and legislation on the education of students with exceptional learning needs, and discuss implications for Canadian schools and for faculties of education in particular.
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