Official Knowledge(English, Paperback, Apple Michael W.)

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Official Knowledge(English, Paperback, Apple Michael W.) is written by Apple Michael W. and published by Taylor & Francis Ltd. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0415926149 (ISBN 10) and 9780415926140 (ISBN 13).

A powerful examination of the rightist resurgence in education and the challenges it presents to concerned educators, Official Knowledge analyzes the effects of conservative beliefs and strategies on educational policy and practice. Apple looks specifically at the conservative agenda's incursion into education through the curriculum, textbook adoption policies and the efforts of the private and business sectors to centralize its interests within schools. At the same time, however, he points out areas of hope for the future, showing how students and teachers have continued the struggle and are now successfully engaged in building more democratic education policies and practices. Finally, Apple writes in personal terms about his own teaching techniques and work with students which challenge some of the ideological and educational policies and practices of the Right.