Overview

""The American Teacher"" is a comprehensive education foundations text with an emphasis on the historical continuity of educational issues and their practical application in the classroom. Aspiring teachers enter the classrooms with an innate optimism, and the challenge of ""The American Teacher"" is to engage them and to provide meaningful direction to channel their idealism. By reconnecting individuals with their society, community, and workplace, this engaging text provides education students with a grounding in their profession and an understanding of how important social and political issues affect educational practice. Special Features Include: / ""Portfolio Activities"" promote reflection and journaling / ""Wisdom of Teachers"" sections introduce students to the advice and insights of experienced, progressive educators / ""Links to the Past"" provide thoughtful connections between historical teaching trends with ones used today / ""Praxis Alerts"" help students prepare for their licensure exams / Access to the companion website provides additional resources and further ways to engage with the material presented in the chapters: http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415963879/

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Author:   Donald H. Parkerson (East Carolina University, USA.) ,  Jo Ann Parkerson (Methodist University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.810kg
ISBN:  

9780415963862

ISBN 10:   0415963869
Pages:   342
Publication Date:   07 July 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

@contents:SECTION 1: THE AMERICAN TEACHER 1. THE AMERICAN TEACHER SECTION 2: TEACHING IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 2. PHILOSOPHY AND EDUCATION 3. MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOM 4. JUST OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM SECTION 3: OUR EDUCATIONAL HERITAGE 5. CLASSICAL AND GLOBAL ROOTS OF EDUCATION 6. AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY 7. AMERICA’S DIVERSE SOCIETY SECTION 4: RESHAPING OUR WORLD THROUGH TEACHING 8. SCHOOL CURRICULUM 9. INSTRUCTION AND DISCIPLINE SECTION 5: THE NOBLE PROFESSION 10. ORGANIZATION AND FUNDING OF SCHOOLS 11. RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITY AND THE LAW 12. THE NOBLE PROFESSION

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