American Education with PowerWeb

by SPRING J

• ISBN13: 9780072546408
• ISBN10: 0072546409
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-25
• Publisher: MCG

Summary

Clear, concise, and authoritative, "American Education" brings up-to-date information and challenging perspectives to teacher educators'classrooms. Revised every two years, the text provides an up-to-date introduction to the historical, political, social, and legal foundations of education and to the profession of teaching in the United States. This edition provides thorough coverage of "No Child Left Behind," a review of drug testing and vouchers, a new discussion of academic testing, and coverage of the Commission on Excellence in Special Education.

Table of Contents

The School and the Social Order

The Purposes of Public Schooling

The Political Purposes of Schooling

The Social Purposes of Schooling

The Economic Purposes of Schooling

The Economic Purposes of Schooling in a Global Economy Human

Capital and the Role of Business in American Education

Issues about Human Capitalism

Conclusion

Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter

The Profession of Teaching Teacher Education in a Global

Economy Current Issues in Teacher Education Control Through

Testing: National Licensing and Certification National Licensing

National Certification National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

Career Ladders and Salary Increases Teacher Education

The Rewards of Teaching Working Conditions

Conclusion

Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter

Teachers' Unions and Teacher Politics Differences Between the Two Unions

A Brief History of the National Education Association (NEA)

A Brief History of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

The NEA and the AFT Today

A Case Study: Tom Mooney, AFT Vice President and President of the Ohio Federation of Teachers Salaries and Teacher Strikes

Conclusion

Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter

Equality of Opportunity and Social

Class Education and Income in the Global

Economy Equality of Opportunity and American Schools

Social Class and Education Education

Social Class, and Equality of Opportunity

Inequalities in School Expenditures Savage

Inequalities Quality of City Schools Social

Reproduction Should Tracking and Ability Grouping Be Abolished?

Resistance Parental Involvement

Conclusion

Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter

Equality of Educational Opportunity: Race, Gender, and Special Needs

The Law, Race, and Equality of Educational Opportunity

The Meaning of Race Race and Social Class

The Economics of Racism Defining Racism Race, Social Class, and Equal Educational Opportunities Teaching About Racism

The Future of Desegregation Second-Generation Segregation Segregation and Political Power

The Economic Value of Being A Male

The Recent Struggle for Equal Education for Women Sexism and Education Students with Special Needs Inclusion

Teachers Resist the Call for Inclusion

Conclusion

Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter

Student Diversity Is It Hispanic or Latino?

The Changing Population of U. S

Schools Educational Experiences of Immigrants to the United States Immigrant Languages Are U.S

Teachers Prepared for Language Diversity? Hispanic/Latino/Latina Students and U.S

Schools Asian-American Students and U.S

Schools Native American Students and U.S. Schools

Conclusion

Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter

Multicultural Education Dominated Cultures

Empowerment through Multicultural Education: James Banks, Sonia Nieto, and Critical Pedagogy

Educating for Economic Power: Lisa Delpit Ethnocentric Education

The Struggle Over Bilingual Education and ESL Bicultural Education: Is This

The Answer? Globalization: Language and Cultural Rights

Conclusion

Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter

Power and Control in American Education

Local Control, Home Schooling, Choice, Charter Schools, Privatization, and Commercialism

The Education Chair School Boards Who Knows

Their School Board Members? Educational Bureaucracy Site-Based

Management Home Schooling School Choice Charter Schools For-Profit

Schools and Privatization Commercialism in Schools

Conclusion

Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter

Power and Control at the State and National Levels: Accountability, High-Stakes Testing, School Violence

The Reading and Math Wars, and Private Foundations

The Relationship of Federal and State Conrol Over Education

Accountability and High-Stakes Tests as Part of State and Federal School Reform

The Backlash to High-Stakes Testing Cheating on High-Stakes Tests A

Case Study: Student Violence and Federal Action Should State and Federal

Politics Determine Methods of Instruction: The Reading and Math Wars Private Foundations: The Invisible Power in Education Should

The Role of Politicians

In Education Be Limited by Eliminating Compulsory-Education Laws?

Conclusion

Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter

Textbooks, Curriculum, Internet E-Learning, and Instruction

Textbooks Curriculum Standards and the Political Nature of Knowledge Curriculum John Dewey and Progressive Education

Humanistic Social Efficiency for the 21st Century

The Internet and E-Learning Instruction Critical Pedagogy

Conclusion

Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter

The Courts and the Schools Compulsion and Religion

School Prayer, Bible Reading, and Meditation Student Prayers Public

Aid to Private School Students Secular Humanism and the Religion of Public Schools Evolution and Creationism Parents

''Rights Teachers' Rights

The Liability of Teachers Teachers' Private Lives Students' Rights

Schooling as a Property Right Do School Authorities

Have the Right to Beat Children?

The Language of the Schools

School Finances

Conclusion

Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter

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