Hot-Button Issues for Teachers: What Every Educator Needs to Know About Leadership, Testing, Textbooks, Vouchers, and More - Hardcover

Vairo, Philip D.; Marcus, Sheldon; Weiner, Max

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 157886626X ISBN 13: 9781578866267

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007

Synopsis

One of the tragedies of American education is that so many teachers do not understand or are unaware of educational issues and how they impact on their profession. There is a gap between teacher perceptions and reality and this book is a first step in closing that gap. Hot-Button Issues for Teachers is a timely, comprehensive book that addresses more than 100 educational issues that are facing our schools, children, and especially teachers. These issues include: · Teacher Education · Merit Pay · Unions · Classroom Management · Textbook Selection · Professional Relationships · School Safety This book should be of interest to all of those in the teaching profession.

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About the Author

Philip D. Vairo is the former president of Worcester State College and acting vice president for academic affairs and dean emeritus of California State University's School of Education. He was distinguished professor of education and director of the Miami Touro Project, Touro College. Sheldon Marcus was the associate dean in the Graduate School of Education and former chair of Urban Education prior to returning to full-time teaching and research as professor of education at Fordham University in New York City. Max Weiner is currently dean and professor emeritus of Fordham University's Graduate School of Education. He was also a professor and dean of teacher education at the City University of New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157886626X
• ISBN 13: 9781578866267
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 220