Education: Assumptions versus History: Collected Papers by Thomas Sowell (Englis

Description: Education by Thomas Sowell Takes a hard look at the state of education in American schools and universities. Dr. Thomas Sowells imperative is to test the assumptions underlying contemporary educational policies and innovations against the historical and contemporary evidence. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the papers collected in Education: Assumptions versus History, Dr. Thomas Sowell takes a hard look at the state of education in our schools and universities. His imperative is to test the assumptions underlying contemporary educational policies and innovations against the historical and contemporary evidence.In a well-reasoned and engaging style, Sowell discusses the controversies over affirmative action, race and IQ, tuition tax credits and academic tenure. The experiences of blacks and other ethnic groups in the American educational system are examined closely to identify the factors and patterns behind both success and failure. In writing of the bitter controversy over black intelligence, he asks if there "was really anything to explain? Is there anything peculiar about either the level or the pattern of black IQs? " when compared to other groups. The author addresses university education in several essays, including one that uses the insights of Thorstein Veblens classic 1918 work, Higher Education in America, to assess the condition of the modern university. Author Biography Thomas Sowell is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution.He writes on economics, history, social policy, ethnicity, and the history of ideas. Sowells current research focuses on cultural history in a world perspective. Sowells journalistic writings include a nationally syndicated column that appears in more than 150 newspapers from Boston to Honolulu.Over the past three decades, Sowell has taught economics at various colleges and universities, including Cornell, Amherst, and the University of California at Los Angeles, as well as the history of ideas at Brandeis University. He has also been associated with three other research centers, in addition to the Hoover Institution. He was project director at the Urban Institute, 1972-1974, a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, 1976–77, and was an adjunct scholar of the American Enterprise Institute, 1975-76. Kirkus US Review A collection of previously published articles in which the author takes on established notions or "pseudo-ideas" in a way guaranteed to create controversy. He does not accept the current fashions, but probes questioningly for reality, eschewing sham and "in" concepts. He always holds to the essential truth - children can learn if those charged with this responsibility are working on the real problems. He has little patience with the empire builders and has trenchant things to say about IQs and their use, black children, colleges, intellectuals and tuition tax credits. Much of what he professes is based on extensive research, and whether he bursts a favorite balloon or disagrees with ones pet dogmas, he is a challenging warrior in a field choked with clices. Sowells cogent arguments are not easily dismissed. He is old-fashioned in the sense that he believes schools can work well in the worst ghetto. He has seen students learn whom many would have given up on. He is sober and unfashionable, but qualified to state that there need be no "special" way to reach black children in order to have quality education. Give them structure, interested and demanding staff and get rid of the small percentage that threaten to destroy the potential of the majority. Many will be uncomfortable, even furious, at the way he debunks unexamined shibboleths of the educational establishment. However, he is an incisive critic, and until there are some reasonable answers to his questions, trouble looms. A rewarding collection for those prepared to read it with an open mind. (Kirkus Reviews) Details ISBN0817981128 Author Thomas Sowell Series Publication Series: No. 311 Language English ISBN-10 0817981128 ISBN-13 9780817981129 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Place of Publication Stanford Country of Publication United States Short Title EDUCATION ASSUMP VS HIST Residence US Birth 1930 Pages 204 Subtitle Assumptions versus History: Collected Papers DOI 10.1604/9780817981129 AU Release Date 1985-11-01 NZ Release Date 1985-11-01 UK Release Date 1985-11-30 Publisher Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Year 1985 Publication Date 1985-11-30 DEWEY 370 Audience Undergraduate US Release Date 1985-11-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:9379773;

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