School and Society
From the perspective of a professional educator, she thought that Dumas's program just might work. Perhaps she could smooth things over for a year or two and give it a chance. She considered setting up a formal program evaluation, ...
This revised and expanded Second Edition uses a new format to invite moral deliberation in the concrete contexts of specific ethical dilemmas.
The relative effectiveness of these methods and techniques and their manifestations in teaching practices are examined by Herbert J. Walberg in “Productive Teaching and Instruction: Assessing the Knowledge Base,” in Hersholt C. Waxman ...
This widely used text has been expanded to include the most important issues in contemporary schooling, including: New end-of-chapter sections for Further Reading.
When they had all finished , it turned out that Jim's kite narrowly won out over Karen's , in Mr. Mullins's judgment , even though he gave each an A + . Karen's initial disappointment was softened somewhat when she found out that 6A's ...
Rather than simply outlining the classical and modern theories of learning, this widely adopted text brings the material to life through case studies that engage students in debates about what really happens in classrooms.
The book covers such topics as: punishment and due process intellectual freedom equal treatment of students multiculturalism religious differences democracy teacher burnout professional conduct parental rights child abuse/neglect sexual ...
This popular text continues using the format of the three approaches—The Executive, The Facilitator, and The Liberationist. For the Fifth Edition, the authors add four new case studies: “Scripted Teaching,”...
This popular text features a rigorous yet practical approach to the difficult dilemmas that so often arise in school administration.
Moral Education
The revised fourth edition provides a broad perspective on the basic curriculum questions educators face regarding the purposes, content, design, and structure of educational programs.
Reforming Teacher Education: The Impact of the Holmes Group Report
This widely used text has been expanded to include the most important issues in contemporary schooling, including: New end-of-chapter sections for Further Reading.
Performance-based Teacher Education Design Alternatives: The Concept of Unity
This bestselling text has been expanded to include the most important ethical issues in contemporary schooling. The Fifth Edition features: A reconsideration of Equal Treatment of Students.
Addressing the many ethical issues that arise daily in school, this volume is a hands-on guide for all K-12 practitioners, an excellent teaching tool for preparing future teachers, and an essential resource for anyone who wants to create a ...
This book tackles such crucial questions as: Do schools socialize students to become productive workers? * Does schooling reproduce social class and pass on ethnic and gender biases? * Can a teacher avoid passing on dominant social and ...
Rather than simply outlining the classical and modern theories of learning, this widely adopted text brings the material to life through case studies that engage students in debates about what really happens in classrooms.