Teachers and Texts

Apple critically examines current trends in educational policy and draws on the issues of gender, class and economic pressure implicit in the battle for control of the curriculum. Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 The Politics of Teachers and Texts; Part 2 Teachers; Chapter 2 Controlling the Work of Teachers; Chapter 3 Teaching and ‘Women’s Work’; Part 3 Texts; Chapter 4 The Culture and Commerce of the Textbook; Chapter 5 Old Humanists and New Curricula; Chapter 6 Educational Reports and Economic Realities; Chapter 7 Is The New Technology Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem in Education?; Part 4 Conclusion; Chapter 8 Supporting Democracy in Education;