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Cookson, Peter Willis was born on November 17, 1942 in New York City. Son of Peter Willis and Maureen Cookson.
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School Choice: The Struggle for the Soul of American Education
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Few school reform movements have aroused more public passion than school choice. Should families have a voice in deciding which schools their children attend? Is it true that increased competition leads to better schools? How do the various school choice proposals differ? Are school choice policies logistically feasible and economically viable? In this book Peter Cookson, a noted educational sociologist, discusses the practice and politics of school choice objectively and comprehensively. Cookson illuminates the philosophical and historical origins of the school choice movement, examines a variety of school choice plans around the nation, and analyzes the outcomes of school choice in terms of student achievement, school improvement, and the rights of the citizenry. Drawing on his own observations, interviews, and analyses of school choice research, Cookson clarifies a number of issues surrounding this hotly debated topic. He discusses, for example: —programs in Minnesota, Cambridge and Fall River, Massachusetts, and East Harlem and White Plains, New York, that demonstrate how choice can solve fundamental educational problems; —a voucher system in Milwaukee that allows children to enroll in private as well as public schools; —whether establishing an educational marketplace might result in fraudulent representation and other business malpractices; —whether choice policies will overcome or intensify social stratification and segregation. Cookson argues that school choice can be a useful tactic of educational reform, but that without good schools to choose among and full access to information about the options, the ability to choose is meaningless. He concludes by offering a proposal that would make school choice an innovative mechanism in the creation of a school system that is at once more egalitarian and superior.
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Making Sense of Society
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Exploring Education: An Introduction to the Foundations of Education (3rd Edition)
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Based upon the belief that a “foundations perspective” is a valuable tool in helping to improve schools, this book offers an alternative to traditional foundational texts by combining a point-of-view analysis with primary source readings. Pre-service and practicing teachers will find a solid introduction to the foundations disciplines – history, philosophy, politics, and sociology of education – and their application to educational issues including school organization and teaching, curriculum and pedagogic practices, education and inequality, and school reform and improvement.
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Exploring Education: An Introduction to the Foundations of Education
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This much-anticipated fourth edition of Exploring Education offers an alternative to traditional foundations texts by combining a point-of-view analysis with primary source readings. Pre- and in-service teachers will find a solid introduction to the foundations disciplines -- history, philosophy, politics, and sociology of education -- and their application to educational issues, including school organization and teaching, curriculum and pedagogic practices, education and inequality, and school reform and improvement. This edition features substantive updates, including the addition of discussion on the neo-liberal educational policy and recent debates about teacher evaluation, updated data and research, and new readings by leading researchers, such as Diane Ravitch, Robert Dreeben, and Helen F. Ladd. At a time when foundations of education are marginalized in many teacher education programs and teacher education reform pushes scripted approaches to curriculum and instruction, Exploring Education helps teachers to think critically about the "what" and "why" behind the most pressing issues in contemporary education.
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Peter Willis Cookson
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Peter Willis Cookson, American Sociologist, writer. Research grantee National Institute Education, 1983, New York University, 1983; travel grantee Elmgrant Trust, Devon, England, 1983, Tel Aviv U., 1983. With United States Army Reserve, 1963-1969. Member New York Academy Sciences, American Sociological Association (Congressional fellow 1993), American Ednl. Research Association.
Education
Bachelor, New York University, 1966; Master of Arts, New York University, 1968; certified of advanced study, New York University, 1981; certified advanced study, Harvard University, 1991.
Career
Assistant headmaster, Berkshire County Day School, Lenox, Massachusetts, 1973-1974;
dean of students, Berkshire County Day School, Lenox, 1974-1975;
instructor, New York University, New York City, 1975-1982. President 361 W. Broadway Corporation, New York City, since 1982. Consultant Soho Alliance, New York City, 1983.
Visiting associate professor Manhattan College, 1986-1987. Associate dean Adlephi U., since 1989, assistant provost, 1993-1994, associate provost, since 1994. Visiting professor Teachers College, Columbia University, since 1990.
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Exploring Education: An Introduction to the Foundations of Education (3rd Edition)
(Based upon the belief that a “foundations perspective” is...)
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Exploring Education: An Introduction to the Foundations of Education
( This much-anticipated fourth edition of Exploring Educa...)
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School Choice: The Struggle for the Soul of American Education
( Few school reform movements have aroused more public pa...)
- Making Sense of Society
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Exploring Education: An Introduction to the Foundations of Education (3rd Edition)
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With United States Army Reserve, 1963-1969. Member New York Academy Sciences, American Sociological Association (Congressional fellow 1993), American Ednl. Research Association.
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Married Susan Stern, September 16, 1968. Children: Alexandra Genvieve, Aram Nathaniel.
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Research grantee National Institute Education, 1983, New York University, 1983. Travel grantee Elmgrant Trust, Devon, England, 1983, Tel Aviv U., 1983.Research grantee National Institute Education, 1983, New York University, 1983. Travel grantee Elmgrant Trust, Devon, England, 1983, Tel Aviv U., 1983.