TY - GEN T1 - Teachers versus the public : what Americans think about their schools and how to fix them A1 - Peterson, Paul E. A1 - Henderson, Michael B. A1 - West, Martin R. LA - English PP - Washington, D.C. PB - Brookings Institution Press YR - 2014 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn875099024 AB - A comprehensive exploration of 21st Century school politics, Teachers versus the Public offers the first comparison of the education policy views of both teachers and the public as a whole, and reveals a deep, broad divide between the opinions held by citizens and those who teach in the public schools. Among the findings:? Divisions between teachers and the public are wider and deeper than differences between other groups often thought to contest school policy, such as Republicans and Democrats, the young and the old, the rich and the poor, or African Americans and whites.> OP - 194 CN - LA230 .P48 2014eb SN - 9780815725534 SN - 0815725531 SN - 9780815725527 SN - 0815725523 KW - Education : United States : Public opinion. KW - Educational change : United States : Public opinion. KW - Schools : United States : Public opinion. KW - Educational surveys : United States. KW - Enseignement : Réforme : États-Unis : Opinion publique. KW - Écoles : États-Unis : Opinion publique. KW - EDUCATION : Essays. KW - EDUCATION : Organizations & Institutions. KW - EDUCATION : Reference. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Public Policy : Social Policy. KW - Education : Public opinion KW - Educational change : Public opinion KW - Educational surveys KW - Schools : Public opinion KW - United States ER -