Critical Issues in Education: Dialogues and Dialectics

Jack L Nelson; Stuart B. Palonsky; Mary Rose McCarthy

ISBN 10: 0072555114 / ISBN 13: 9780072555110

Published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2003

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Synopsis:

"There is a great need for critical thinking in schools, and by teachers. Current educational reform efforts emphasize student testing on basic information and rote memorization. What is lost is education that involves critical thinking, creativity, andconsideration of alternatives. The essential framework for this book is the stimulation of critical thinking--to include dialogue and dialectic approaches. Critical Issues in Education includes opposing sides of the issues presented and illustrates, through competing essays on each topic, how critical thinking, dialogue, and dialectic approaches improve understanding and the evaluation of available evidence and reasoning. "--

From the Publisher: The fourth edition includes updated research and scholarship and updated bibliographic references.
Three new chapters explore the pros and cons of 'Beginning Reading - Is there one best approach to literacy?', 'Gender - Should gender differences affect schools and schooling?', and 'Mainstreaming and Inclusion - How should we provide for students with special needs?'.
Comprehensive and Flexible -Balanced, pro-and-con coverage is given to the most hotly debated issues in education today. The modest price permits it to be used either as a core text in issue-oriented courses or as a supplement in courses devoted partly to issues.
Integrating Themes -Each of the book's major parts begins with a chapter-length introduction that provides background information and introduces a theme that ties the issues together.
Critical Thinking Skills -Each of the book's issues chapters presents two convincingly argued, alternative positions on a particular issue. The idea is not only to inform the reader about the issues but, through the debate format, force the reader to weigh the arguments, seek additional information, and come up with his or her own position.
Organizing Framework -The issues have been arranged in a macro-to-micro scheme. They move from a consideration of the overall purposes of schooling to the curriculum, teaching, and evaluation considerations that flow out of those purposes.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Critical Issues in Education: Dialogues and ...
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 5th or later Edition