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The end of education : redefining the value of school
- Title
- The end of education : redefining the value of school / Neil Postman.
- Author
- Postman, Neil.
- Publication
- New York : Knopf, 1995.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | LA217.2 .P67 1995 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 209 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- In this comprehensive response to the education crisis, the author of Teaching as a Subversive Activity returns to the subject that established his reputation as one of our most insightful social critics. Postman presents useful models with which schools can restore a sense of purpose, tolerance, and a respect for learning.
- Subject
- Education > United States
- Educational change > United States
- Education > Aims and objectives > United States
- Éducation > États-Unis
- Enseignement > Réforme > États-Unis
- Éducation > Finalités > États-Unis
- Education
- Education > Aims and objectives
- Educational change
- Erziehungsphilosophie
- Erziehungsziel
- Evaluation
- Moderne
- Onderwijs
- Doelstellingen
- Education > United States > United States. > Educational Challange
- United States
- USA
- USA
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-201) and index.
- Contents
- The necessity of gods -- Some gods that fail -- Some new gods that fail -- Gods that may serve -- The spaceship Earth -- The fallen angel -- The American experiment -- The law of diversity -- The word weavers/the world makers.
- ISBN
- 0679430067
- 9780679430063
- 0679750312
- 9780679750314
- LCCN
- 94046605
- OCLC
- ocm31708036
- 31708036
- SCSB-8891512
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library