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The Elusive Ideal. Equal Educational Opportunity and the Federal Role in Boston's Public Schools, 1950-1985.
Adam R. Nelson
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Description for The Elusive Ideal. Equal Educational Opportunity and the Federal Role in Boston's Public Schools, 1950-1985.
Paperback. A probing and provocative work of urban history with deep relevance for urban public schools today, Nelson's book reveals why equal educational opportunity remains such an elusive ideal. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFFJ; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 185 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
In recent years, federal mandates on education have become the subject of increasing debate. Adam R. Nelson's The Elusive Ideal - a postwar history of federal involvement in the Boston public school system - provides lessons from the past that shed light on the continuing struggles of urban public schools today. This wide-reaching analysis examines the failure of educational policy at local, state, and federal levels to afford all students equal educational opportunity. Exploring a deep-seated tension between the educational ideals of integration and academic achieyement over time, Nelson considers the development and implementation of policies targeted at diverse groups ... Read more
In recent years, federal mandates on education have become the subject of increasing debate. Adam R. Nelson's The Elusive Ideal - a postwar history of federal involvement in the Boston public school system - provides lessons from the past that shed light on the continuing struggles of urban public schools today. This wide-reaching analysis examines the failure of educational policy at local, state, and federal levels to afford all students equal educational opportunity. Exploring a deep-seated tension between the educational ideals of integration and academic achieyement over time, Nelson considers the development and implementation of policies targeted at diverse groups ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226571904
SKU
V9780226571904
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About Adam R. Nelson
Adam R. Nelson is assistant professor of educational policy studies and history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Education and Democracy: The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn, 1872-1964.
Reviews for The Elusive Ideal. Equal Educational Opportunity and the Federal Role in Boston's Public Schools, 1950-1985.
"Nelson is breaking new ground by comparing different equity reforms in education against the background of local/federal relations. Historians of education and policy analysts will find The Elusive Ideal very illuminating." - David Tyack, author of Seeking Common Ground: Public Schools in a Diverse Society"