Transforming Schools

Government policies at the state, local, and federal levels have always shaped the daily lives of U.S. schools. Issues of equity and access dominate, and the newer issue of global competition is also important. This volume of essays by noted theorists and practitioners considers current educational policy issues. Topics and contributors include: Achievement and Mobility-Aaron Pallas; Tracking-Maureen Hallinan; Dropouts-Gary Natriello; Governing the Big-City School System-Kenneth Wong; International and Comparative Analysis-Rolland Paulston; Politics of a National Curriculum-Michael Apple; School Leadership-James Cibulka; Parental and Community Involvement-Mary Driscoll; Advocacy-Judith Cohen; Reform and Policy-Kathy Borman, et al. An index is provided.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Schooling, Achievement, and Mobility	p. 11
Tracking and Detracking Practices: Relevance for Learning	p. 35
Parental Ties to the School and Community and Mathematics Achievement	p. 57
Reading Reality More Carefully Than Books: A Structural Approach to Race and Class Differences in Adolescent Educational Performance	p. 81
Dropouts: Definitions, Causes, Consequences, and Remedies	p. 107
Mapping Knowledge Perspectives in Studies of Educational Change	p. 137
Expanding Definitions of Learning and Teaching: Notes from the MI Underground	p. 181
Thinking Like a Fish: The Implications of the Image of School Community for Connections between Parents and Schools	p. 209
Education Reform and Policy Implications	p. 237
Schools Must Do More for Children - Child Advocacy as an Educational Responsibility	p. 267
The Context of Cultural Inventions: Learning and Curriculum	p. 309
The Role of Standards and Assessments in National Reform	p. 329
The Politics of a National Curriculum	p. 345
High School Curriculum Differentiation and Postsecondary Outcomes	p. 371
Policy, Knowledge, and Power: Some Issues for the Study of Educational Reform	p. 413
Can the Big-City School System Be Governed?	p. 457
Administrative Leadership and the Crisis in the Study of Educational Administration: Technical Rationality and Its Aftermath	p. 489
Privatization: Integrating Private Services in Public Schools	p. 537
Why School Choice? A Question of Values	p. 561
Contributors	p. 583
Index	p. 587
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