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ERIC Number: EJ629353
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Love, Happiness, and America's Schools: The Role of Educational Leadership in the 21st Century.
Hoyle, John R.; Slater, Robert O.
Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n10 p790-94 Jun 2001
Some want schools reformed to produce high-performing future leaders. Others desire schools that teach students how to live, share, and serve others. Competition and high performance need not substitute for happiness, love, and service-values that counter America's culture of hyper-individualism, isolationism, and declining social/political engagement. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Altruism, Competition, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Happiness, High Stakes Tests, Individualism, Leadership Responsibility, Love, Public Policy, Role of Education, School Administration, Social Capital, Superintendents, World Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cultural Values; Texas (Dallas); Tocqueville (Alexis de)