The allure of order: high hopes, dashed expectations, and the troubled quest to remake American schooling

Abstract

Chapter One: The Allure of Order: Rationalizing Schools From the Progressive to the Present Chapter Two: The Cultural Struggle for Control Over Schooling: The Power of Ideas and the Weakness of the Educational Field Chapter Three: Taking Control from Above: The Rationalization of Schooling in the Progressive Era Chapter Four: The Forgotten Standards Movement: The Coleman Report, the Defense Department, and a Nascent Push for Educational Accountability Chapter Five: Setting the Problem: The Deep Roots and Long Shadows of A Nation at Risk Chapter Six: A Semi-Profession in an Era of Accountability Chapter Seven: E Pluribus Unum: How Standards and Accountability Became King Chapter Eight: Transforming Federal Policy: Ideas and the Triumph of Accountability Politics Chapter Nine: Rationalizing Schools: Patterns, Ironies, Contradictions Chapter Ten: Beyond Rationalization: Inverting the Pyramid, Remaking the Educational Sector Bibliography

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