Essentials of American education /
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Group Author: | ; ; ; |
Published: |
Allyn and Bacon,
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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. |