Essentials of American education /

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Main Authors: Johnson, James Allen, 1932- (Author)
Group Author: Dupuis, Victor L.; Musial, Diann; Hall, Gene E.; Gollnick, Donna M.
Published: Allyn and Bacon,
Publisher Address: Boston :
Publication Dates: [2003]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Item Description: Abridged version of: Introduction to the foundations of American education. 12th ed. c2002.
Carrier Form: xix, 428 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780205349869 :
0205349862
Index Number: LB1715
CLC: G571.2
Call Number: G571.2/J674
Contents: The profession of teaching -- Teaching as a profession -- School and society -- Diversity in society -- Education that is multicultural -- Governance and support of American education -- Organizing and paying for American education -- Historical foundations of education -- The important role of education in our developing nation -- Using recent history to improve student learning -- Philosophical foundations of education -- Educational theory in American Schools: philosophy in action -- Building an educational philosophy -- Student programs, teacher practices, and standards-based education and assessment -- Designing programs for learners -- Standards-based education and assessment -- Education in the twenty-first century.