Tyranny of the textbook (Record no. 71566)

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field EBC817118
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
Canceled/invalid LC control number 2011039071
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 9781442211414 (hardback)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 9781442211438 (e-book)
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (MiAaPQ)EBC817118
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System control number (Au-PeEL)EBL817118
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System control number (CaPaEBR)ebr10519481
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System control number (CaONFJC)MIL336225
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)768082452
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency MiAaPQ
Transcribing agency MiAaPQ
Modifying agency MiAaPQ
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number LB3047
Item number .J64 2012
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 371.3/2
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Jobrack, Beverlee.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Tyranny of the textbook
Medium [electronic resource] :
Remainder of title an insider exposes how educational materials undermine reforms /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Beverlee Jobrack.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Lanham, Md. :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xx, 242 p. :
Other physical details ill.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- Chapter 1 : The Most Effective Curriculum Materials Are Rarely Adopted -- Chapter 2 : The Educational Publishing Business and Profit Motive -- Chapter 3 : The Educational Materials Publishing, Players Process, and Priorities -- Chapter 4 : Standards and Testing Don't Increase Student Achievement -- Chapter 5 : Why Technology Hasn't Improved Student Achievement -- Chapter 6 : Why Teacher Education and Professional Development Don't Improve Student Achievement -- Chapter 7 : Rising Above the Plateau.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "In Tyranny of the Textbook, a retired educational director, gives a fascinating look behind-the-scenes of how K-12 textbooks are developed, written, adopted, and sold. Readers will come to understand why all the reform efforts have failed. Most importantly, the author clearly spells out how the system can change so that reforms and standards have a shot at finally being effective"--
Assigning source Provided by publisher.
533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE
Type of reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Textbooks
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Textbooks
General subdivision Publishing
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Textbook bias
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Curriculum planning
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Educational change
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Education and state
Geographic subdivision United States.
655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element ProQuest (Firm)
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=817118">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=817118</a>
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