Essentials of American Education, MyLabSchool Edition
- ISBN13:
9780205464630
- ISBN10:
0205464637
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 2003-01-01
- Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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Summary
This new book offers solid coverage of the most relevant introduction to teaching and foundations topics in education today.This new book provides a broad introduction to teaching and foundations based on interesting, current discussion of important theory and practice. It offers a thorough overview of the teaching profession, standards, assessment and the historical, social and philosophical aspects of American Education.preservice and new teachers.
Table of Contents
| The Profession of Teaching | |
| Viewing Education Through Professional Lenses | |
| Teaching as a Profession | |
| Education Headlines: No Crisis, But Trouble on the Way | |
| Today''s Teachers | |
| Teaching as a Profession | |
| Debate: Should Nationally Certified Teachers Be Paid More? | |
| Professional Dilemma: Who Is Cheating Now? | |
| Relevant Research: Making Meaning of the Portfolio | |
| Global Perspective: Education International | |
| Challenges Affecting Teachers | |
| Beginning and Continuing a Teaching Career | |
| School and Society | |
| Viewing Education through Sociological Lenses | |
| Diversity in Society | |
| Education Headlines: Little Newcomers in a Strange Land | |
| Culture and Society | |
| Diversity and Education | |
| Socioeconomic Status | |
| Ethnicity and Race | |
| Relevant Research: Development of Racial and Gender Identity | |
| Gender | |
| Global Perspective: Poverty, Illiteracy, and School Attendance in China | |
| Language | |
| Professional Dilemma: Communicating with Parents of English Language Learners | |
| Exceptionalities | |
| Debate: Are Too Many Kids Labeled Gifted? | |
| Religion | |
| Geography | |
| Cultural Identity | |
| Education That Is Multicultural | |
| Education Headlines: Internet at School Is Changing Work of Students-and Teachers | |
| Undergirding Tenets | |
| Global Perspectives: Antiracist and Multicultural Education | |
| Culture of the School | |
| Culturally Relevant Teaching | |
| Debate: Should We Correct Students'' Grammar All the Time, Every Time? | |
| Educational Challenges Relevant Research: Boys and Girls in Performance-Based Science Classrooms | |
| Teachers as Social Activists | |
| Professional Dilemma: Harassment in Schools | |
| Governance and Support of American Education | |
| Viewing Education through Organizational Lenses | |
| Organizing and Paying for American Education | |
| Education Headlines: Study: School Choice Popular; Academic Results Are Unclear | |
| The Structure of the American Education System | |
| Professional Dilemma | |
| The Financing of Education: Sources of Funds and The Move from Equity to Adequacy | |
| Relevant Research: Reform of School Finance in Michigan | |
| Debate: Has Student Fundraising Gone Too Far? | |
| Education Spending | |
| Global Perspectives: International Comparisons in Spending for Schools | |
| Historical Foundations of Education | |
| Viewing Education through Historical Lenses | |
| The Role of Education in the Developing Nation | |
| Education Headlines: Why Study History? | |
| Providing Education in the New World | |
| Global Perspectives: Educational Transplantation from Europe | |
| Relevant Research: Critiquing Historical Sources | |
| Global Perspectives: European Beginnings of Teacher Training | |
| Debate: Should NEA Affiliates Help Get Rid of Bad Teachers? | |
| Education for Special Populations | |
| Global Perspectives: Maria Montessori | |
| Professional Dilemma: Can a Teacher Both Defend and Criticize Past and Present Schools? | |
| Bibliography | |
| Using Recent History to Improve Student Learning | |
| Education Headlines: Is History Knowable? | |
| More Students and Bigger Schools | |
| Debate: Should Seat Belts Be Mandatory on School Buses? | |
| Relevant Research: Student Homework | |
| A Developing Profession | |
| Global Perspectives: Jean Piaget | |
| Professional Dilemma: How Can the Busy Teacher Keep Up with Historical and Contemporary Research? | |
| Global Perspectives: Educators'' Worldwide Responsibility | |
| Philosophical Foundations of Education | |
| Viewing Education through Philosophical Lenses | |
| Educational Theory in American Schools: Philosophy in Action | |
| Education Headlines: A Wake Up Call | |
| Authoritarian Educational Theories | |
| Debate: Should Today''s Education Be Relevant to Tomorrow''s Job Market? | |
| Nonauthoritarian Educational Theories | |
| Professional Dilemma: Homogeneous or Heterogeneous Ability Grouping? | |
| Relevant Research: Developing Authentic Assessments | |
| Global Perspectives: Looking Bey | |
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