{"product_id":"changing-classes-school-reform-and-the-new-economy-hardback-9780521642347","title":"Changing Classes; School Reform and the New Economy (Hardback) 9780521642347","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChanging Classes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSchool Reform and the New Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChanging Classes tells the story of a small, poor, ethnically-mixed school district in Michigan's rust-belt.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartin Packer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521642347, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 November 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Humane, straightforward, and accessible...Will be relevant to those interested in whole-school and systemic reform.  It should also be read by those concerned with developing new genres of educational research representation that are simultaneously accessible to a range of interested readers and more respectful of the research subjects.\"    Mind, Culture, and Activity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow do schools help to create the kind of person a child becomes? Changing Classes tells the story of a small, poor, ethnically-mixed school district in Michigan's rust-belt, a community in turmoil over the announced closing of a nearby auto assembly plant. As teachers and administrators found ways to make schooling more relevant to working-class children, two large-scale school reform initiatives swept into town: the Governor's 'market-place' reforms and the National Science Foundation's 'state systemic initiative'. All this is set against the backdrop of the transformation to a global, post-Fordist economy. The result is an account of the complex linkages at work as society structures the development of children to adulthood.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Class of 2001\u003cbr\u003e 2. Blue Monday: December, 1991–February, 1992\u003cbr\u003e 3. Vehicle of reform, drivers of change\u003cbr\u003e 4. America's birthday\u003cbr\u003e 5. The last First Day\u003cbr\u003e 6. Willow run is America: the 1940s and 50s\u003cbr\u003e 7. Crossing to the new economy\u003cbr\u003e 8. End of year report cards\u003cbr\u003e 9. Rest and relaxation?\u003cbr\u003e 10. Caught in the middle\u003cbr\u003e 11. The change game\u003cbr\u003e 12. The future of the kids coming behind us\u003cbr\u003e 13. Quality or equality?\u003cbr\u003e 14. Coda\u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Child \u0026amp; developmental psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Child \u0026amp; developmental psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Child%20\u0026amp;%20developmental%20psychology%20%5BJMC%5D%22\"\u003eJMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46129356570904,"sku":"9780521642347","price":77.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521645409.jpg?v=1691666721","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/changing-classes-school-reform-and-the-new-economy-hardback-9780521642347","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}