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Title: TINKERING TOWARD UTOPIA
A CENTURY OF PUBLIC SCHOOL REFORM
By: David Tyack, Larry Cuban
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0674892836
ISBN 13: 9780674892835
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Publisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 6 March, 1997
Pages: 192
Description: The aim of this book is to document the dynamic tension between Americans' faith in education as a panacea, and the moderate pace of change in educational practices.
Synopsis: The aim of this book is to document the dynamic tension between Americans' faith in education as a panacea, and the moderate pace of change in educational practices.
Illustrations: 2 halftones
Publication: US
Imprint: Harvard University Press
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