Oversold and Underused by Larry Cuban
Many educators and parents argue that school computers and Internet access will improve learning and prepare students for an information-based workplace. This book contests that when teachers are not given a say in how the technology might reshape schools, computers have little impact.Larry Cuban is a Stanford University emeritus professor of education. He has instructed students in social studies teaching methods, history of educational reform, curriculum, and instruction, and leadership. Before becoming a professor, he taught high school social studies in big-city schools for fourteen years, directed a teacher education program that prepared returning Peace Corps volunteers to teach in inner-city schools for seven years, and served as a district superintendent for seven years. Inside the Black Box of Classroom Practice: Change Without Reform in American Education (2013), As Good as It Gets: What School Reform Brought to Austin (2010), Hugging the Middle: How Teachers Teach in an Age of Testing and Accountability (2009), Partners in Literacy (with Sondra Cuban, 2007), Against the Odds: Insights from One District's Small School Reform (coauthor, 2007), and Against the Odds: Insights from One District's Small School Reform (
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674006027 |
| ISBN 10 | 067400602X |
| Title | Oversold and Underused |
| Author | Larry Cuban |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 2001-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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