The Predictable Failure of Educational Reform: Can We Change Course Before It's Too LateSarason challenges educators to understand that to continue to struggle for 'power over' rather than 'power with' overlooks the mutual interest of all parties that will stifle any real progress in education reform. In a classroom utilizing effective teaching practices students would respond to the question, 'How do you rate this book?' with all thumbs up. ?Choice |
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Confronting Intractability | 1 |
Conceptualizing the Educational System | 9 |
Internal and External Perspectives on the System | 33 |
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