Resisting the Pendulum Swing: Informed Perspectives on Education Controversies

The authors examine five overarching goals for this collaborative project: 1) to resist faddism and false dualisms, 2) to promote a deeper understanding of education controversy, 3) to examine the beliefs that underlie the battles, 4) to respond more thoughtfully to education debates, and 5) to expose the barriers to informed perspectives. Mary Renck Jalongo, Editor. 1999. 136 pp. ISBN 0-87173-150-9

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Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
Mary Renck Jalongo
Chapter 1 - CENSORSHIP
Evaluating Quality Without Imposing Agendas
Anne Drolett Creany
Chapter 2 - INCLUSION
Celebrating Contributions While Meeting New Challenges
Kay A. Chick and Deborah M. Clawson
Chapter 3 - CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Managing the Classroom While Respecting the Child
Beatrice S. Fennimore and Molly C. Ihli
Chapter 4 - ASSESSMENT
Allowing Traditional and Alternative Approaches To Co-Exist
Linda Doutt Culbertson and Gerardo A. Contreras
Chapter 5 - MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
Celebrating Diversity While Building Community
Jyotsna Pattnaik
Chapter 6 - FAMILIES
Offering Support and Joining in Partnership
Kathryn Delaney
Chapter 7 - PEDAGOGY
Finding a Place for Inquiry Methods and Direct Instruction
Kay A. Chick
Chapter 8 - READING INSTRUCTION
Reconciling Phonics and Whole Language
Xiaoping Li
Chapter 9 - BILINGUAL EDUCATION
Preserving a Child's First Language While Promoting Facility With A Second Language
Elise Jepson Green
Chapter 10 - GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION
Individual Differences or One-Size-Fits-All?
Jennifer V. Rotigel
Chapter 11 - PROGRAM EVALUATION
Monitoring Quality Without Sacrificing Substance
Mary Renck Jalongo and Moses M. Mutuku

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