The manufactured crisis : myths, fraud, and the attack on America's public schools /
David C. Berliner, Bruce J. Biddle.
- Reading Mass. : Addison-Wesley, [1996] c1995.
- xiii, 414 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-391) and indexes.
Thinking about education in a different way -- Myths about achievement and aptitude -- Other myths about American schools -- Why now? -- Poor ideas for reform -- Real problems of American education -- Toward the improvement of education -- Fundamentals of school improvement: research and compassion.
0201441969 (pbk.)
Public schools--United States. Educational change--United States.