American education

著者

書誌事項

American education

Joel Spring

McGraw-Hill, c2014

16th ed

大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全4件

この図書・雑誌をさがす

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Joel Spring's American Education provides a clear, concise introduction to the historical, political, social, and legal foundations of education and to the profession of teaching in the United States. Students will come away with a strong knowledge of the forces behind the shaping of the American educational system through connecting with the latest topics, issues, and data.

目次

PREFACE XXXPart One SCHOOL AND SOCIETY1. The History and Political Goals of Public SchoolingCommon Core Standards: Protected or Prepared Childhood?Impact of Educational Goals: Common Core Standards and LiteracyHistorical Goals of Schooling Political Goals of Schooling Censorship and American Political Values Courts and Political Values Political Values and State and National Curriculum Standards The Fruits of Political Education Conclusion Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter 2. The Social Goals of SchoolingThe Problem of Determining Moral Values: Religion and Secularism Moral Values and Sex Education School Values and Gay and Lesbian Youth Character Education Do Public Schools Reduce Crime? School Crime: Student Violence School Crime: Bullying and Cyberbullying Promoting National Health: Nutrition Promoting National Health: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Building Community through Extracurricular Activities Conclusion Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter 3. Education and Equality of OpportunityThe Relationship between Schools and Equality of Opportunity School Models for Equality of Opportunity The Common-School Model The Sorting-Machine Model The High-Stakes Testing Model Education and Income The Bias of Labor Market Conditions on Educational Attainment, Income, and Gender White Privilege: Race, Educational Attainment, and Income The Asian Advantage: Race, Household Income, and Education Schooling: Are Schools Contributing to the Rich Getting Richer and the Poor Getting Poorer? Rich and Poor School Districts Social Class and At-Risk Students The End of the American Dream: School Dropouts Tracking and Ability Grouping Social Reproduction Conclusion Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter 4. The Economic Goals of Schooling: Human Capital, Global Economy, and PreschoolHuman Capital Theory Schooling and the Global Knowledge Economy School Curriculum and the Global Economy The Human Capital Education Paradigm and Lifelong Learning Can investment in Schools Grow the Economy? Preschool and Human Capital Theory The Perry Preschool Study Child-Rearing and Social and Cultural Capital Family Learning and School SuccessChildhood Poverty Conclusion Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter 5. Equality of Educational Opportunity: Race, Gender, and Special NeedsThe Legal Problem in Defining Race Defining Race after the 1965 Immigration Act The 2010 Census and Race The Fourteenth Amendment and Equality of Educational Opportunity Desegregating Schools School Segregation today Second-Generation Segregation The Struggle for Equal Education for Women Students with Disabilities Public Law 94-142: Education for All Handicapped Children Act Disability Categories Writing an IEP Inclusion Inclusion and No Child Left Behind An Inclusion Success Story The Inclusion Debate Conclusion Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter 6. Student DiversityGlobal Migration and the Immigration Act of 1965 Mexican American Students and U.S. Schools Asian American Students and U.S. Schools Native American Students and U.S. Schools Educational Experiences of Immigrants to the United States The Language of the Schools Languages of School-Age Children Are U.S. Teachers Prepared for Language Diversity? Conclusion Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter 7. Multicultural and Multilingual EducationCultural Differences in Knowing and Seeing the World Biculturalism: Collectivist and Individualist Societies The Differences among Dominant, Dominated, and Immigrant Cultures Dominated Cultures: John Ogbu Empowerment through Multicultural Education: James Banks, Sonia Nieto, and Critical Pedagogy Empowerment through Multicultural Education: Racism Teaching about Racism Empowerment through Multicultural Education: Sexism Educating for Economic Power: Lisa Delpit Ethnocentric Education Bilingual Education and English Language Acquisition: No Child Left Behind English Language Acquisition Act of 2001 Globalization: Language and Cultural RightsGlobal Responses to Education of Linguistic and Cultural Minorities Conclusion Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter Part Two POWER AND CONTROL IN AMERICAN EDUCATION 8. Local Control, Choice, Charter Schools, and Home SchoolingThe Education Chair School Boards School Choice School Choice and Religion National Public School Choice Plan: No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Charter Schools What Is a Charter School? Three Examples of Charter Schools For-Profit Companies and Charters For-Profit Global Education Corporations Home SchoolingOnline and Distance Learning Conclusion Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter 9. Power and Control at State and National Levels: Political Party Platforms and High-Stakes TestingSource of Federal Influence over Local School Policies No Child Left Behind as Categorical Federal Aid Increasing State Involvement in Schools Example of Federal Power: President Obama's Race to the TopCommon Core State Standards Federal and State Control through High-Stakes Tests and Academic Standards Consequences of Federal and State Control through High-Stakes Testing Federal and State Mandated Tests and Equality of Opportunity Problems in Federal Control: Testing Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners Does Federally Mandated High-Stakes Testing Work? Does Federal Testing Policy Promote Unethical Behavior? The Federal Government Decides the Reading War: No Child Left Behind Conclusion Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter 10. The Profession of TeachingThe Changing Roles of American Teachers No Child Left Behind: Highly Qualified Teachers The Rewards of Teaching Working Conditions Teacher Turnover Teachers' Unions and Teacher Politics A Brief History of the National Education Association (NEA) A Brief History of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Differences between the Two Unions Performance-Based PayAssault on Teachers Unions' Collective Bargaining Rights Should Teachers Strike? Teachers' Rights Teachers' Liability Teachers' Private Lives Conclusion Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter 11. Globalization of EducationDominant Global Educational Ideology: Human Capital and Consumerism OECD and Human Capital Theory World Bank and Human Capital Education Theory Global Education Business Global Business and Global Testing Services: Standardization of Subjects and Global Intercultural English Shadow Education Industry and Cram Schools Franchising the Shadow Education System Conclusion: Long Life and Happiness Suggested Readings and Works Cited in Chapter INDEX

「Nielsen BookData」 より

詳細情報

ページトップへ