Anatomy of a Controversy

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Author: Adrian M. Wenner

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Published: 1990

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 9780231065528

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We all know that bees dance to show their hive mates where the good flowers are. It turns out that the bees may not know that. Wenner (natural history, U. of California, Santa Barbara) and Wells (biology, Occidental College, Los Angeles) are no longer trying to gain recognition for their findings th

Anatomy of a Book Controversy

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Author: Wayne Homstad

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Published: 1995

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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"A case study that describes one school district's attempt to answer two questions: What should students read? Who should decide what students read? The answers to these questions, how those answers were determined, and an examination of the substance and structure of the answers reveal fundamental principles at work when a community institution attempts to resolve a basic educational problem. Such an examination also reveals why book controversies in particular are difficult to resolve. The book that was at the heart of this controversy is Go Ask Alice." --Introduction.