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Reframing Educational Policy:
Democracy, Community and the Individual
Joseph Kahne
Advances in Contemporary Educational Thought
Pub Date: 1996, 208 pages
Paperback: $22.95, ISBN: 0807734926
Cloth: $48, ISBN: 0807734934
 
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"In this careful, scholarly study of the philosophical and psychological underpinnings of educational policy, Kahne traces the connections to educational policy of utilitarianism, rights theory, communitarian thought, and humanistic psychology."
–Choice
"Valuable for both policy makers and academics . . . If you want to see familiar policies examined from refreshingly different angles and begin to question your assumptions, read this book."
–Larry Cuban, Stanford University
"Those engaged in any aspect of school reform cannot afford to ignore the issues raised here."
–David Blacker, Illinois State University
In making his case, Kahne specifically examines the vernacular that surrounds school choice, tracking, and progressive educational practices. Kahne also provides a historical perspective by examining the Eight Year Study, a major effort of the Progressive Educational Association to examine the impact on students of 30 high schools pursuing communitarian and humanistic goals. |
