Foundations of Education: The Challenge of Professional Practice (3rd Edition)
Language: English
Published by Allyn & Bacon, 2000
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- Title
- Foundations of Education: The Challenge of Professional Practice (3rd Edition)
- Author
- McNergney, Robert F.; Herbert, Joanne M.
- Publisher
- Allyn & Bacon
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0205316913
- ISBN 13
- 9780205316915
- Edition
- 3rd.
- Item weight
- 42 ounces
- Dimensions
- 10x8x1
- Seller catalogs
- Education/Textbooks
Foundations of Education, Third Edition , analyzes tough issues teachers will face upon entering their field, including professionalism, school reform, cultural diversity, inclusion, and technology.
Through new and greatly revised chapters and new pedagogical features, this edition helps pre-service teachers analyze issues and determine how they will address them in their professional practice. The book constitutes a lively, provocative text that students will enjoy reading, gives a fresh look at traditional topics in educational foundations, and enhances its technological and global perspectives for the 21st century. Addressing all the foundational areas of education, including history, philosophy, sociology, school governance, finance, and school law, the book also offers introductions to the areas of curriculum, theory, and methods, and to teaching as a career.
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With cases in every chapter that bring readers into the real world of teaching, this widely admired text integrates the core foundations of education with case-based analysis, practical examples of technology in the classroom, and personal encounters with diversity.
Now more than ever teachers are being held accountable for results achieved by their students; now more than ever new teachers must be true education professionals, with a wide grasp of teaching knowledge and the ability to use it to solve real problems. This exciting edition of Education: The Practice and Profession of Teaching melds comprehensive coverage of foundations topics with practical guidance on learning and instruction, and a wealth of insights into how authentic schools, classrooms, and educational systems function.
Unique Features:
- Case Studies open every chapter with authentic dilemmas faced by practicing and prospective teachers.
- Case Perspectives at the end of each chapter offer responses to those dilemmas from professional educators, as well as an opportunity for readers to craft their own responses.
- Teachers and the Law boxes explore the legal context of teaching.
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