Teachers, Schools, and Society

by Sadker, Myra Pollack; Sadker, David Miller

• ISBN13: 9780070577848
• ISBN10: 0070577846
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-10-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Guide to Selected Educational Issues	xix
PART ONE TEACHERS
Becoming a Teacher	4	(34)
Effective Teaching	38	(37)
A Question and Answer Guide to the Teaching Profession	75	(23)
Student Diversity	98	(38)
PART TWO SCHOOLS
What Are Schools For?	136	(28)
Life in Schools	164	(38)
What Students Are Taught in School	202	(28)
Controversy Over Who Controls the Curriculum	230	(36)
PART THREE FOUNDATIONS
The History of American Education	266	(42)
School Governance	308	(30)
School Law	338	(30)
Financing America's Schools	368	(34)
Philosophy of Education	402	(36)
PART FOUR ISSUES AND TRENDS
The Struggle for Equal Educational Opportunity	438	(37)
Contemporary Social Problems and Children at Risk	475	(35)
Tomorrow's Schools	510	(102)
APPENDICES
1: Observation Manual	551	(44)
2: The Praxis Series of Tests	595	(8)
3: Addresses of State Certification Offices	603	(3)
4: A Summary of Selected Reports on Education Reform	606	(6)
Glossary	612	(8)
Photo Credits	620	(1)
Index	621