CiNii 図書 - Successful failure : the school America builds

In this controversial work, Herv Varenne and Ray McDermott explore education as cultural phenomenona construct of artifice and reality we impose upon ourselves. Questioning how the American education system defines and measures success and failure, Successful Failure is a must-read for anyone interested in educational reform, the American educational system, and the anthropology of education. }In this controversial work, Herv Varenne and Ray McDermott explore education as cultural phenomenona construct of artifice and reality we impose upon ourselves. The authors discuss in five case studies how the American education system defines and measures success and failure, why there is polarization between suburban schools and urban schools, and what about our system leads us to focus on the negative. Their exploration focuses not on the people or the activities of the system, but on the institutions themselves: who decided what was a success or failure? How was the identification done, and with what consequences?This important and timely book is a must-read for anyone interested in educational reform, the American educational system, and the anthropology of education. }

Introduction (Herv Varenne and Ray McDermott. ) * The Makings Of Some Educational Facts Adam, Adam, Adam, and Adam (R. McDermott and H. Varenne. ) The House of Farell and the House of Kinney: Literacies at Home (H. Varenne and R. McDermott. ) The Voice of the Choir, the Voices in the Choir (H. Varenne and Merry Naddeo. ) Joint Action on the Wild Side of Manhattan (H. Varenne and Rosemarie Rizzo-Tolk. ) Racing in Place (H. Varenne, Shelley Goldman, and R. McDermott. ) * Education And The Making Of Cultural Facts Education in Culture (H. Varenne and R. McDermott. ) Ways with Theoretical Words (H. Varenne and R. McDermott. ) Local Construction and Educational Facts (H. Varenne. ) Conclusion: Beyond Explaining Why (H. Varenne and R. McDermott.)

巻冊次: : pbk ISBN 9780813391298

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In this controversial work, Herv arenne and Ray McDermott explore education as cultural phenomenon?a construct of artifice and reality we impose upon ourselves. The authors discuss in five case studies how the American education system defines and measures success and failure, why there is polarization between suburban schools and urban schools, and what about our system leads us to focus on the negative. Their exploration focuses not on the people or the activities of the system, but on the institutions themselves: who decided what was a success or failure? How was the identification done, and with what consequences?This important and timely book is a must-read for anyone interested in educational reform, the American educational system, and the anthropology of education.

Preface -- Introduction -- The Makings of Some Educational Facts -- Adam, Adam, Adam, and Adam: The Cultural Construction of a Learning Disability -- The Farrells and the Kinneys at Home: Literacies in Action -- The Voice of the Choir, the Voices in the Choir -- Joint Action on the Wild Side of Manhattan -- Racing in Place -- Education and the Making of Cultural Facts -- Disability as a Cultural Fact -- Ways with Theoretical Words -- Local Constructions of Educational Facts -- Conclusion: Beyond Explaining Why -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C

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