Title of 3rd ed.: An intriduction to the foundations of education.
CONTENTS NOTE
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PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE TEACHING PROFESSION.1. Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher.2. The Teaching Profession.PART TWO: HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS.3. World Roots of American Education.4. Pioneers of Modern Teaching.5. Historical Development of American Education.6. Philosophical Roots of Education.PART THREE: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND LEGAL FOUNDATIONS.7. Governing and Administering Public Education.8. Financing Public Education.9. Legal Aspects of Education.PART FOUR: SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS.10. Culture, Socialization, and Education.11. Social Class, Race, and School Achievement.12. Providing Equal Educational Opportunity.PART FIVE: CURRICULAR FOUNDATIONS.13. The Purposes of Education.14. Curriculum and Instruction.PART SIX: EFFECTIVE EDUCATION: INTERNATIONAL AND AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES.15. International Education.16. School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States.Glossary.Index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This International Edition, helps students understand the key educational issues and policies affecting American education. Through an array of applied features, the authors help to prepare students for their careers by tying the book's themes to students' future practice. These include "TeachSource Video Cases, and "From Pre-Service to Practice" real-world teaching examples.
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Intriduction to the foundations of education
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Education -- History.
Education -- Study and teaching -- United States.
Education -- United States -- History.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
LB17
Book number
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A453
2011
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Allan C. Ornstein, Daniel U. Levine, Gerald L. Gutek; with David E. Vocke.