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Contradictions of Control

School Structure and School Knowledge

Linda M McNeil author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:7th Sep '88

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McNeil traces the poor quality of high school instruction t the tensions between the social control purposes of schooling and the schools' educational goals.

"Professor McNeil presents a powerful indictment of the `control' mentality that continues to plague American education--often under the banner of reform." -- Albert Shanker, President, The American Federation of Teachers

ISBN: 9780415900751

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 480g

260 pages