Christopher Bjork: 4 books
High-Stakes Schooling
What We Can Learn from Japan's Experiences with Testing, Accountability, and Education Reform
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
If there is one thing that describes the trajectory of American education, it is this: more high-stakes testing. In the United States, the debates surrounding this trajectory can be so fierce that it feels like we are in uncharted waters. As Christopher Bjork reminds us in this study, however, we...
Japanese Education in an Era of Globalization
Culture, Politics, and Equity
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This volume documents the significant changes that have occurred in Japanese schools since the collapse of that nation’s economic bubble. Before the recession, Japan was the country that most educational reformers sought to emulate due to its students’ performance on standardized tests....
Taking Teaching Seriously
How Liberal Arts Colleges Prepare Teachers to Meet Today's Educational Challenges in Schools
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
"This highly readable book contains important lessons for us all." -Katherine Schultz, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania Taking Teaching Seriously expands and enriches discussions about teacher preparation in the United States. Its authors describe the unique contexts for teacher...
Indonesian Education
Teachers, Schools, and Central Bureaucracy
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2005
Indonesian Education: Teachers, Schools, and Central Authority, the first published study of life inside Indonesian schools, explores the role that classroom teachers' behavior and locates their actions within the broader cultures of education and government in Indonesia.