| All chapters begin with "Focus Questions" and "Key Terms and Concepts," and conclude with "Summary and Implications," "Discussion Questions," "Journal Entries," "Portfolio Development," "School-Based Experiences," "Notes," "Bibliography," and "Websites." | |
| Professional Aspects Of Teaching | |
| Part Introduction: Viewing Education through Professional Lenses | |
| Teaching as a Career | |
| An Important Profession | |
| A Look at American Teachers | |
| Recent Changes in the Teaching Profession | |
| The Study and Practice of Teaching | |
| Professional Organizations for Teachers | |
| Professional Dilemma: Are Teachers Professional if They Strike? | |
| Professional Education Associations | |
| Employment Opportunities for Teachers | |
| Factors Affecting Supply and Demand | |
| Teacher Salaries and Fringe Benefits | |
| Getting Certified and Employed | |
| U.S. State Teachers Certification and Licensing Offices | |
| Job Search Timetable and Checklist | |
| School And Society | |
| Diversity in Society | |
| Culture and Society | |
| Diversity and Education | |
| Multicultural Groups | |
| Cultural Identity | |
| School and Society | |
| Groups in Society | |
| Today's Families | |
| Today's Youth | |
| Democracy and Schooling | |
| Education That Is Multicultural | |
| Undergirding Tenets | |
| Culture of the School | |
| Educational Challenges | |
| The Role of the Teacher | |
| Governance And Support Of American Education | |
| Structure and Finance of American Education | |
| The Structure of the American Education System | |
| The Financing of Education | |
| A National Network of Regional Educational Libraries | |
| Legal Foundations of Education | |
| Legal Aspects of Education | |
| Teachers' Rights and Responsibilities | |
| Students' Rights and Responsibilities | |
| Historical Foundations Of Education | |
| Antecedents of American Education | |
| The Beginnings of Education (to | |
| Education in the Middle Ages (476-1300) | |
| Education in Transition (1300-1700) | |
| Modern Period (1700-Present) | |
| Early American Education | |
| Providing Education in the New World | |
| Education for Special Populations | |
| Recent Developments in Education 1940-Present | |
| More Students and Bigger Schools | |
| A Developing Profession | |
| Important Dates in the History of Western Education | |
| Philosophical Foundations Of Education | |
| Philosophy: The Passion to Understand | |
| Structure and Methodology of Philosophy | |
| Schools of Philosophy and Their Influence on Education | |
| Educational Theory in American Schools: Philosophy in Action | |
| Authoritarian Educational Theories | |
| Nonauthoritarian Educational Theories | |
| Building an Educational Philosophy | |
| Using Philosophy in the Classroom | |
| Using Philosophy Beyond the Classroom | |
| School Programs and Practices | |
| Developing the Curriculum | |
| Understanding the Curriculum | |
| Curriculum Offerings | |
| Curriculum Alternatives | |
| Curriculum and Student Evaluation | |
| Delivery of Instruction | |
| Organizing Teachers and Space | |
| Organizing Students | |
| Instructional Practices | |
| Using Technology in Instruction | |
| Change, Change, Change! | |
| Domains of Learning | |
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