American education: building a common foundation, international edition

With a focus on the future of American education--and the goals and nature ofteaching in a global economy--this forward-thinking text provides you with a comprehensive overview of the foundations of modern American schooling. The book's premise is that education in the 21st century must facilitate more complex, deeper, and more varied learning that will enable all citizens to survive and thrive in an ever-changing world. In presenting traditional topics and important educational issues--including diversity and equity, the accountability movement, effective schools, instructional best practices, and alternatives to public schools--the authors cultivate the very skills and knowledge base that they believe are critical for success in a "flat" world. With the overarching goal of furthering higher-order thinking, they model the principles of evidence-based practice and the critical-thinking process by examining issues and controversies in depth and presenting supporting research to validate their conclusions. Activities support the critical-thinking focus and promote your self-understanding, challenging you to weigh "common knowledge" against real evidence and form your own conclusions. Written in an appealing, conversational style, and using examples that immediately resonate with prospective student teachers, this thought-provoking new text provides a timely and insightful perspective of American education. INDICE: Part 1: UNDERSTANDING THE TEACHING PROFESSION. 1. So You Want to Be a Teacher? 2. Teaching as a Profession. 3. Misconceptions about Education and Teaching. Part II: HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS. 4. The History of American Public Education, Part 1. 5. History of American Public Education,Part 2. 6. Philosophy of Education. 7. Purposes and Promises of Public Education. Part III: POLITICAL, LEGAL, AND ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS. 8. Teachers, Ethics, and the Law. 9. School Governance and Structure. 10. School Finance. Part IV: SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS. 11. Equality of Educational Opportunity: Societal and School Practices. 12. Equality of Educational Opportunity: Diverse Students' Perspectives. 13. Curriculum. 14. Instruction. 15. Achievement and Accountability. 16. Effective Schools.

• ISBN: 978-0-495-80917-3
• Editorial: Wadsworth
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 592
• Fecha Publicación: 07/02/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés