Teachers, schools, and society
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Teachers, schools, and society
McGraw-Hill, c1997
4th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Designed for introductory courses in teacher training, this text covers aspects of American education: the realities of teaching; the operation of schools; the fundamentals underlying teaching and schooling; and the debated issues. Topics receiving increased attention in this edition include the education of women and student diversity. A new chapter provides a question and answer guide to the job market, career options, certification options, certification processes, and how to develop a personal plan for entering the profession.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Teachers: becoming a teacher
- effective teaching
- a question and answer
- guide to the teaching profession
- student diversity. Part 2 Schools: what are schools for?
- life in schools
- what students are taught in schools
- controversy over who controls the curriculum. Part 3 Foundations: the history of American education
- school governance
- school law
- financing America's schools
- philosophy of education. Part 4 Issues and trends: the struggle for equal educational opportunity
- contemporary social problems and children at risk
- tomorrow's schools. Appendices: observing in schools and classrooms
- the praxis series of tests
- state certification offices
- a summary of selceted reports on educational reform.
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