Demilitarizing Public Education: School Reform in the Era of George Bush.

McDaniel, Thomas R.

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ERIC Number: EJ395069

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Publication Date: 1989

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Demilitarizing Public Education: School Reform in the Era of George Bush.

McDaniel, Thomas R.

Phi Delta Kappan, v71 n1 p15-18 Sep 1989

The 1980s reform movement has been top-down, with national commissions, state laws, bully-pulpit speakers, and buzzwords like "accountability" and "excellence." A new reform agenda will probably focus on human and social needs, rather than economic and military-industrial preoccupations. President George Bush represents the kinder, gentler approach to reform. Includes five references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Figurative Language, Industrialization, Leadership Styles, Metaphors, Public Education, Social Change, Student Needs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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