In nine original chapters, this book provides a comprehensive historical perspective on teacher education in the United States. Using twenty-nine case histories of geographically and institutionally diverse education programs, the authors reveal the origins of the attitudes and practices that are shaping teacher education in our country today.
Scores of democracy books have appeared in the last few years, but none so illuminating of the essential connections between democracy and education as this one. In a set of remarkably coherent and helpful essays, the authors offer powerful ideas and practical suggestions to theorists, practitioners, and policy makers alike. ?Gary D Fenstermacher, ...
This book looks at the relationship between language and effective leadership. It should help leaders understand the crucial impact of words on their ability to lead, heal, motivate, and chart a path to the future.
Unfortunately, civic values such as equity and justice that constitute the moral grounding of American democracy are losing their place in public affairs. The promise of this democracy is inclusive: no one is to be left out. Yet, many people are. "Education and the Making of a Democratic People" regards the challenge of inclusiveness as a ...
The Beat of a Different Drummer: Essays on Educational Renewal in Honor of John I. Goodlad is a collection of essays by friends, colleagues, and scholars who have been profoundly influenced by Goodlad's seminal thinking and half century of research and scholarship on educational change and school improvement. With diversity in styles and topics, ...
How are students going to function effectively in a democratic society? This collection of original essays outlines the critical role of schools in helping to create the conditions necessary for a democracy, and in helping to create in students the attitudes, values and dispositions essential for maintaining a democracy.
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