Introduction to the Foundations of American Education, MyLabSchool Edition
by Johnson, James A.; Musial, Diann; Hall, Gene E.; Gollnick, Donna M.; Dupuis, Victor L.Edition: 13th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-01-01
Publisher(s): Allyn & Bacon
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Summary
Keeping pace with current issues and professional requirements, such as standards and teacher certification, this classic text offers solid coverage of the foundations of education.This best-selling text by respected authorities in their fields continues to develop successful teachers by providing a broad introduction to the foundations of education through interesting and current discussions of theory and practice.The book offers a thorough overview of the historical, legal, philosophical, social, and practical aspects of American education. The thirteenth edition includes features dedicated to classroom observation, INTASC standards, and teacher certification.Pre-service and in-service teachers.
Table of Contents
| The Education Profession | |
| A Teaching Career | |
| Today's Teachers | |
| The Importance of Teachers to Society | |
| The Public View of Teachers and Schools | |
| Who Teaches?Teachers Needed | |
| Teaching as a Profession | |
| Characteristics of a Profession | |
| Professional ResponsibilitiesReflecting on One's Practice | |
| Challenges Affecting Teachers | |
| Salaries | |
| Working Conditions | |
| Beginning and Continuing a Teaching Career | |
| Becoming Licensed | |
| Searching for a Teaching Position | |
| Remaining a Teacher | |
| Sociological Founcations of Education | |
| Diversity in Society | |
| Culture and Society | |
| Diversity and Education | |
| Socioeconomic Status | |
| Ethnicity and Race | |
| Language | |
| Gender | |
| Exceptionalities | |
| Religion | |
| Geography | |
| Social Challenges in Schools | |
| Power in Society | |
| Ethnocentrism | |
| Prejudice and Discrimination | |
| Today's Families | |
| Parenting | |
| Latchkey Kids | |
| Homelessness | |
| Abuse | |
| Today's Youth | |
| Who Is This Generation?Challenges of Youth Culture | |
| Democracy and Education | |
| Roles of Schools | |
| Purposes of Schools | |
| Whose Schools?Democratic Schools | |
| Education That Is Multicultural | |
| Undergirding Tenets | |
| Diversity | |
| Social Justice | |
| Equality | |
| Culture of the School | |
| Traditions | |
| Hidden Curriculum | |
| Culturally Relevant Teaching | |
| Building on Cultural Context | |
| Centering the Cultures of Students | |
| Validating Student Voices | |
| Challenges in Multicultural Classrooms | |
| Technology and Equity | |
| Gender-Sensitive Education | |
| Education for Language Diversity | |
| Teachers as Social Activists | |
| Thinking Critically | |
| Modeling Equity in the Classroom | |
| Teaching for Social Justice | |
| Governance And Support Of American Education | |
| Organizing and Paying for American Education | |
| The Structure of the American Education System | |
| Organization of Schools | |
| Organization of the School District | |
| Organization of Education at the State Level | |
| The Federal Government's Role in Education | |
| School Choice: Increasing Options along with Uncertain Outcomes | |
| Politics in Education | |
| Issues Related to Organization and Structure | |
| Financing Education: Sources of Funds and the Move from Equity to Adequacy | |
| A System of Taxation and Support for Schools | |
| Education Spending | |
| Accountability | |
| Perennial School Finance Issues | |
| Legal Foundations of Education | |
| Legal Aspects of Education | |
| Legal Provisions for Education: The U.S. Constitution | |
| Church and State | |
| Segregation and Desegregation | |
| Equal Opportunity | |
| Teachers' Rights and Responsibilities | |
| Conditions of Employment | |
| Academic Freedom | |
| Teacher Responsibilities and Liabilities | |
| Students' Rights and Responsibilities | |
| Students' Rights as Citizens | |
| Students' Rights and Responsibilities in School | |
| Historical Foundations of Education | |
| The Evolution of American Education | |
| Education in Other Cultures | |
| The Beginnings of Education (to 476 C.E.) | |
| Education in the Middle Ages (476-1300) | |
| Education in Transition (1300-1700) | |
| The Important Role of Education in Our Developing Nation | |
| Colonial Education | |
| The Struggle for Universal Elementary Education | |
| The Need for Secondary Schools | |
| Federal Involvement in Education | |
| The Evolution of Teaching Materials | |
| Meager Education for Diverse Populations | |
| Private Education in America | |
| Learning from History | |
| The Continuing Historical Effort to Improve Education | |
| More Students and Bigger Schools | |
| The Rapid Growth of the Educational Enterprise | |
| School District Consolidation | |
| The Development of the Teaching Profession | |
| The Increasing Complexity of the Educational Enterprise | |
| Changing Aims of Education | |
| Preparation of Teachers | |
| Education of Women | |
| Recent Trends in Education | |
| New Emphases in Education | |
| Educational Critics | |
| School Reform | |
| School Public Opinion over the Past Half-Century | |
| Major Educational Events of the Past Century | |
| The Value of History | |
| Philosophical Foundations of Education | |
| Philosophy: The Passion to Understand | |
| Structure and Methodology of Philosophy | |
| The Branches of Philosophy | |
| Thinking as a Philosopher | |
| Schools of Philosophy and Their Influence on Education | |
| Idealism | |
| Realism | |
| Pragmatism | |
| Existentialism | |
| Eastern Ways of Knowing | |
| Native American Ways of Knowing | |
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