Previous edition: 1995. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
What is intellect and why is it important?: The origins of anti-intellectualism in U.S. schools -- The impact of anti-intellectualism on schooling -- The anti-intellectualism of teachers and the context sustaining it -- Families and credentialism: Schooling as a commodity -- The anti-intellectual university -- Gifted education opposing intellect -- Social justice: Ethical implications for intellect and talent development -- Where might an intellectual education reside? -- Imagining a decent schooling for intellect.
Summary:
The authors provocatively examine issues of poverty, racism, and sexism and look at new information on the roles of higher education, media and technology, privatization, families, and the global economy as they pertain to the education of students in American schools. -- Provided by publisher.
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