Social foundations for becoming a teacher /
"Based on the successful introductory text Becoming a Teacher, this breakout text focuses on the sociological issues related to schools, communities, and teaching. Ideal for use in any pre-professional teaching course, Social Foundations for Becoming a Teacher offers a practical, readable overv...
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Pearson A and B,
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Publisher Address: | Boston : |
Publication Dates: | [2006] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"Based on the successful introductory text Becoming a Teacher, this breakout text focuses on the sociological issues related to schools, communities, and teaching. Ideal for use in any pre-professional teaching course, Social Foundations for Becoming a Teacher offers a practical, readable overview of such topics as teachers' working conditions, school culture, diversity, and ethnicity, and social realities in American schools."--Jacket. |
Carrier Form: | xii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-282) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780205424221 0205424228 |
Index Number: | LC191 |
CLC: | G571.25 |
Call Number: | G571.25/P236-1 |
Contents: |
Societal influences on education -- Teachers' working conditions -- History of education in the United States -- Diversity in U.S. education -- Social realities and today's schools -- Teacher leaders and the professionalization of teaching. |