Foundations Of Education, Seventh Edition

Contents I. Understanding the Teaching Profession 1. Motivation, Status, and Preparation of the Teacher Choosing a Career in Teaching Status and Supply of Teachers Preparation of Teachers Efforts to Improve the Teaching Force Diversity of the Teaching Force: A Growing Concern Educational Reform and Teacher Empowerment Outlook for Teaching 2. The Teaching Profession Is Teaching a Profession? Trends Toward Professionalism Teacher Organizations General Professional Organizations for Teachers II. Historical Foundations 3. World Roots of American Education Education in Preliterate Societies Education in Ancient Chinese Civilization Education in Ancient Indian Civilization Education in Ancient Egyptian Civilization Education in Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations Arabic Learning and Education Medieval Culture and Education Renaissance Classical Humanism The Religious Reformation and Education The Enlightenment''s Influence on Education 4. Pioneers in Education Comenius: The Search for a New Method Locke: Empiricst Educator Rousseau: Educating the Natural Person Pestalozzi: Educator of the Senses and Emotions Froebel: The Kindergarten Movement Spenser: Social Darwinist and Utilitarian Educator Dewey: Learning Through Experience Montessori: The Prepared Environment Piaget: Developmental Growth Illich: Deschooling Society 5. Historical Development of American Education The Colonial Period The Early National Period The Movement Toward Public Schooling The Development of American Secondary Schools The American College and University Education in a Culturally Diverse Society Recent Historical Trends III. Political, Economic, and Legal Foundations 6. Governing and Administering Public Education Local Responsibilities and Activities Intermediate Units State Responsibilities and Activities The Federal Role in Education Nonpublic Schools 7. Financing Public Education Tax Sources of School Revenues Local Financing of Public Schools State Financing of Public Schools Federal Education Funding School Finance Trends 8. Legal Aspects of Education The Court System Teachers'' Rights and Responsibilities Students'' Rights and Responsibilities Religion and the Schools Affirmative Action and Educational Equity IV. Social Foundations 9. Culture, Socialization, and Education Culture and Education Agents of Socialization Sex Roles and Sex Differences Adolescent and Youth Problems 10. Social Class, Race, and School Achievement Social Class and Success in School Race, Ethnicity, and School Success Reasons for Low Achievement Among Low-Status Students Do Schools Equalize Opportunity? Traditional Versus Revisionist Interpretations 11. Providing Equal Educational Opportunity Desegregation Compensatory Education Multicultural Education Education for Students with Disabilities V. Philosophical and Curricular Foundations 12. Philosophical Roots of Education Special Terminology Idealism Realism Pragmatism Existentialism Educational Theories Progressivism Social Reconstructionism Perennialism Essentialism Critical Theory Building Your Own Philosophy of Education 13. The Purposes of Education Establishing Goals and Objectives Historical Perspective The Call for Excellence Swings of the Pendulum 14. Curriculum and Instruction Curriculum Organization Issues in Curriculum Development Instructional Approaches Emerging Curriculum Trends: An Agenda for the Future VI. Effective Education: International and American Perspectives 15. International Education Commonalities in Educational Systems Differences in Educational Systems and Outcomes Exemplary Reforms: A Selection Problems and Prospects in Developing Countries School Improvement Projects and Research Conclusion: U.S. Schools in an International Context 16. School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States Imperatives to Improve the Schools Characteristics of Effective Classrooms and Schools Recent Efforts to Increase School Effectiveness At-Risk Students and Dropouts The Process of School Improvement and Reform Related Efforts to Improve School Effectiveness Systemic Restructuring and Reform Conclusion: The Challenge for EducationDaniel U. Levine is the author of 'Foundations Of Education, Seventh Edition', published 2000 under ISBN 9780395955765 and ISBN 0395955769.