City Teachers: Teaching and School Reform in Historical Perspective
by Kate Rousmaniere
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Does school reform make better schools? City Teachers: Teaching and School Reform in Historical Perspective vividly recreates teachers' work in urban (New York City) schools in a period of intense school reform (the 1920s), as teachers and schools coped with an ever-larger and diverse student body. Rousmaniere depicts how New York City teachers experienced citywide reform initiatives in their already stressful workday, and how they resisted, undermined, and adapted school reform policy. show more Drawing on extensive interviews with teachers of an earlier generation, Rousmaniere lets readers see the complexity of teachers' work, their problems with reform implementation, and the conditions they believed were necessary for real change. This is an important book because it raises questions about teachers' historical work culture and the effects of teachers' working conditions. It will be invaluable reading in graduate courses in the history of education, urban education, and teacher education and for professors, researchers, and general readers in these fields. show lessTags
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Kate Rousmaniere is Professor of Educational Leadership at Miami University of Ohio. She is the author of several books, including Citizen Teacher: The Life and Leadership of Margaret Haley, also published by SUNY Press.
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 371.1 — Society, government, & culture Education Schools and their activities; special education Teachers; Teaching personnel; Professors, masters instructors
- LCC
- LB1775.3 .N7 .R68 — Education Theory and practice of education Theory and practice of education Education and training of teachers and Professional aspects of teaching and school
- BISAC
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