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008			030702s2002 ctu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2003271175
020			_a0072480440 (pbk.)
020			_a9780072480443
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm49629985
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050	0	0	_aLA222 _b.T27 2002
082	0	0	_a373.73 _222
245	0	0	_aTaking sides : _bclashing views on controversial issues in secondary education / _cselected, edited, and with introductions by Dennis L. Evans.
246	3	0	_aClashing views on controversial issues in secondary education
246	3	0	_aIssues in secondary education
250			_aFirst edition
260			_aGuilford, Conn. : _bMcGraw Hill/Dushkin, _cc2002.
300			_axxi, 379 pages ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_gPt. 1 Purposes: _tShould school attendance be voluntary? -- _tIs citizenship education working in the public schools? -- _tShould all secondary school students experience the same curriculum? -- _tIs ethnocentric education a good idea? -- _tShould secondary schools emphasize education for the workplace? -- _gPt. 2 Policies: _tShould religious content and concepts be more evident in our schools? -- _tDo school uniforms cause improvements? -- _tAre zero tolerance policies necessary and effective? -- _tIs achievement level tracking of students a defensible educational practice? -- _tIs high-stakes standardized testing defensible? -- _tShould teacher pay be tied to measures of student learning? -- _tIs the school principal indispensable? -- _gPt. 3 Practices: _tIs block scheduling better than traditional scheduling? -- _tIs homework beneficial to students? -- _tDoes the practice of grading students serve useful purposes? -- _tCan technology transform education? -- _tShould service learning be a high school graduation requirement? -- _tIs the emphasis on globalization in the study of world history appropriate? -- _tShould classical works be the emphasis of the high school literature curriculum? -- _tShould we be cheering for high school sports programs?
520			_aTwenty debates in secondary education; ethnocentric education, school uniforms, block scheduling, and more. Requiring students to analyze opposing viewpoints and reach considered judgments, Taking Sides actively develops students' critical thinking skills.
650		0	_aEducation, Secondary _zUnited States. _938535
650		0	_aEducation, Secondary _xSocial aspects. _955385
650		0	_aHigh schools _zUnited States. _910011
700	1		_aEvans, Dennis L. _955386
852			_aAyesha Abed Library _cGeneral Stacks
942			_2ddc _cBK
999			_c46100 _d46100