The Work of Teachers in America: A Social History Through Stories - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080582250X ISBN 13: 9780805822502

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

This volume presents a complex portrait of the American teacher through a fascinating range of "story" narratives, including fictional short stories, poetry, diaries, letters, ethnographies, and autobiographies. Through these stories, the volume traces the evolution of the teacher and the profession over the course of two centuries -- from the late 1700s to the late 1900s. In depicting the profession over time, the authors include stories by and about both male and female teachers, as well as teachers from a wide range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, including white, black, Hispanic, Asian-American, immigrant and native-born, and gay and straight.

This book offers accessible, comprehensive introductions to both the central ideas associated with each period and to the representative individual stories that are included within it. The volume editors connect each of the parts to earlier and later ones by tracing evolving themes of feminization, teacher activism, conceptions of curriculum and discipline, and issues of multiculturalism. Questions, suggested readings, and activities are offered at the end of each section. Photographs and drawings -- retrieved from state historical archives -- provide telling images of the teacher in each of the four periods.

About this title

About the Author

Rosetta Marantz Cohen, Samuel Scheer

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080582250X
• ISBN 13: 9780805822502
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Cohen Rosetta Marantz, Scheer Samuel