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Real Education Still Matters: Exposing the Limits and Myths of Educational Instrumentalism

by Peter W. Cookson Jr. - July 13, 2015

In this commentary, the philosophic and policy origins of educational instrumentalism are explored, its learning myths revealed, and a positive alternative is suggested.

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Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record, Date Published: July 13, 2015
https://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 18025, Date Accessed: 7/12/2020 6:22:43 AM

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Peter Cookson Jr. Georgetown University PETER W. COOKSON, Jr. is the Director of The Equity Project and Principal Researcher at the American Institutes for Research and teaches sociology at Georgetown University.

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