000353272 000__ 02335cam\a2200409Ia\4500 000353272 001__ 353272 000353272 005__ 20210513130301.0 000353272 006__ m\\\\\\\\u\\\\\\\\ 000353272 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000353272 008__ 110817s2010\\\\mdu\\\\\ob\\\\000\0\eng\d 000353272 010__ $$z 2010018494 000353272 020__ $$a9781607098515 (electronic bk.) 000353272 020__ $$z9781607098492 000353272 020__ $$z1607098490 000353272 020__ $$z9781607098508 (pbk.) 000353272 020__ $$z1607098504 (pbk.) 000353272 020__ $$z1607098512 (electronic bk.) 000353272 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn694772525 000353272 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10435078 000353272 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000353272 05014 $$aLA217.2$$b.M391 2010eb 000353272 08204 $$a370.973$$222 000353272 1001_ $$aMcAdams, Richard P. 000353272 24510 $$aExploring the myths and realities of today's schools$$h[electronic resource] :$$ba candid review of the challenges educators face /$$cRichard P. McAdams. 000353272 260__ $$aLanham, Md. :$$bRowman & Littlefield Education,$$cc2010. 000353272 300__ $$a1 online resource (xiii, 197 p.) 000353272 500__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000353272 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-196). 000353272 5050_ $$aTeachers: the heart of the matter -- Daily life of a teacher -- Demographic changes and student achievement -- The impact of teacher unions -- The myth of merit pay -- School charters, vouchers, and privatization -- The legal tangle in education -- Curriculum and instruction: the what and how of schooling -- Students then and now -- The parent factor -- The limits of local control -- School boards -- The superintendent: CEO of the school district -- The critical role of the school principal -- Special education and other special services -- School finance -- Schools as organizations -- International comparisons -- Final exam. 000353272 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000353272 650_0 $$aPublic schools$$zUnited States. 000353272 650_0 $$aEducation$$zUnited States$$xHistory. 000353272 655_0 $$aElectronic books. 000353272 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aMcAdams, Richard P.$$tExploring the myths and realities of today's school.$$dLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2010$$z9781607098492$$z9781607098508$$w(DLC) 612349282$$w(OCoLC)612349282 000353272 8520_ $$bacq 000353272 85280 $$bebk$$hProquest Ebook Central 000353272 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=634214$$zOnline Access 000353272 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:353272$$pGLOBAL_SET 000353272 980__ $$aEBOOK 000353272 980__ $$aBIB 000353272 982__ $$aEbook 000353272 983__ $$aOnline