Introduction to Education Teaching in a Diverse Society

, by Segall, William E.; Wilson, Anna V.

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ISBN: 9780742524903 | 0742524906
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Copyright: 9/9/2004

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Introduction to Education, Second Edition is written for students beginning their study in education. As the school population increasingly reflects the diversity of America's population, many prospective teachers, typically from the middle classes, will be unprepared for the diverse classrooms they will inevitably encounter. This text helps students prepare to be teachers in a pluralistic society whose classrooms represent an increasingly varied set of cultural histories and values. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Preface

Part One TEACHING AS A CAREER

(48)

Becoming a Teacher

(26)

Becoming a Teacher: The First Day of Teaching

(1)

Who Becomes a Teacher?

(4)

Motivations for Teaching

Teaching as a Career

What Is Teaching?

The Need for Teachers

(7)

Increasing Number of Students

Today's Teachers

Surpluses and Shortages

Salary Trends

Teacher Preparation Programs

(3)

Preparing to Be a Teacher

Preparation beyond the Classroom

Who Is an Effective Teacher?

(10)

Personal Characteristics

Professional Characteristics

Public Evaluation of Effective Teachers and Schools

Teaching as a Profession

(20)

Becoming a Teacher: I Am a Teacher

(1)

Defining a Profession

(1)

Hallmarks of a Professional

The Professionalism of Teachers

(2)

Ensuring the Quality of Teachers

Professional Standards Boards

Professional Teacher Organizations

(7)

National Education Association (NEA)

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

Local and State NEA and AFT Affiliates

Comparison of the NEA and the AFT

Problems Facing Teaching Organizations

(2)

Public Perceptions

Educational Goals and Expense

Improving Working Conditions

Our History: The Road to Professionalism

(1)

Our Future: Giving Hope

(5)

Part Two SCHOOLS IN AMERICA AND OTHER SOCIETIES

(86)

The Framework of Our Multicultural Nation

(30)

Becoming a Teacher: Whose History?

(1)

Historical Roots of Education

(3)

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Americas during the Renaissance and the Reformation

First Colonial Schools

(6)

Schools That Preceded the English Model

Colonial Schools Modeled after Those in England

The Revolutionary Period

(3)

Legislation Affecting Education

Leaders in Education

Immigration, Citizenship, and the Role of Education

(5)

The Effect of Industrialization on Schools: Educating the Masses

Common School Movement

Educational Leaders Who Led the School Reform

American Education: 1850--1900

(11)

The Civil War and Its Consequences for Education

Education of African Americans

How Were Native Americans Affected by the Civil War?

Growth of Public Schools

Growth of Higher Education

Segregation and Schools: The End of the Century

Coming of Age: Education in the Twentieth Century

(28)

Becoming a Teacher: We Are All Americans

(1)

Into the Twentieth Century

(7)

Urbanization and Migration

Impact of the War on Schools

School Reorganization

Educational Testing

Compulsory Attendance

Education Reform Movements

(6)

Comprehensive Education

Teacher Education

Federal Involvement in Education

The Eight-Year Study

Education of Minorities

The Civil Rights Movement

(4)

Segregation and Education

The War on Poverty

Our Changing Nation

100

(9)

The Middle School

Children with Special Needs

Reform Measures and Globalization

Changes in the Classroom

Schools in the Global Community

109

(26)

Becoming a Teacher: Other Nations' Schools

110

(1)

Schools in Other Countries

110

(2)

Organizational Governance

English Schools

112

(6)

Educational History

Administration

Organization

Curriculum

Mexican Schools

118

(6)

Educational History

Administration

Organization and Curriculum

Japanese Schools

124

(11)

Educational History

Administration

Curriculum

Organization

Part Three Philosophy and the Classroom

135

(54)

Putting Philosophy to Work in Culturally Diverse Classrooms

137

(28)

Becoming a Teacher: To Test or Not to Test

138

(1)

The Language of Philosophy

138

(5)

Central Concepts of Philosophy

Logic: How Do We Make Decisions?

Educational Philosophy

143

(13)

Classical European Philosophies

Contemporary Philosophies

Educational Theories in Action

156

(4)

Contemporary Theories of Education

Your Personal Philosophy of Education

160

(5)

Developing Your Personal Philosophy

How Your Learning Style Influences Your Teaching Style

Learning and Teaching in the Classroom

165

(24)

Becoming a Teacher: When Is a Massacre Called a Victory?

166

(1)

Purposes of Schools

167

(2)

Schools for Social Conservation

Schools for Social Change

Purposes of the Curriculum

169

(1)

Curriculum for Social Conservation

Curriculum for Social Change

Organization of the Curriculum

170

(4)

Single-Subject Curriculum

Competency-Based Curriculum

Broad Fields Curriculum

Activity Curriculum

Core Curriculum

Humanistic Curriculum

Classroom Factors Influencing Curriculum

174

(2)

School Buildings and Class Schedules

Hidden Curriculum

Extracurricular Activities

Null Curriculum

Instruction

176

(13)

Instructional Objectives

Specific Learning Objectives

Learning Styles

Instructional Approaches

Textbooks

Technology and Computers in the Classroom

Assessing Students and Teachers

Part Four EDUCATIONAL GOVERNANCE, ORGANIZATION, AND FUNDING

189

(88)

The Organization of Schools and How They are Governed

191

(26)

Becoming a Teacher: The Interview

192

(1)

The Federal Role in Education

193

(4)

Amendments That Affect Education

Congress

President

Supreme Court

The States' Role in Education

197

(5)

State Constitutions

State Legislatures

State Boards of Education

The Chief State School Officer

State Departments of Education

Intermediate Units

Governors

State Supreme Courts

The Role of Local School Districts in Education

202

(9)

Local Boards of Education

The School Superintendent

Principal

School-Based Management

Neighborhood Schools

School Consolidation

School Deconsolidation

Nonpublic Schools

211

(2)

Religion and Private Schools

Home Instruction

Education and Globalization

213

(4)

Teachers and Students as Citizens: Rights and Responsibilities

217

(32)

Becoming a Teacher: A Prayer

218

(1)

The Constitution and the Court System

219

(8)

Dual Court Systems

Constitutional Amendments

Religion and Public Schools

Unresolved Issues

Tort Liability and Negligence

Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Teacher

227

(8)

Academic Freedom

Teacher Contracts

Unions and Teacher Rights and Responsibilities

Students' Rights and Responsibilities

235

(8)

Free Speech

Residency

Search and Seizure

Verbal Abuse and Sexual Harassment

Student Privacy

Discipline in Schools

Teacher Malpractice

Legal Provisions for Children with Special Needs

243

(6)

Educating Children Takes Money: Financing Schools

249

(28)

Becoming a Teacher: Globalization Comes to Hooverton

250

(2)

Purpose of Budgets at the Local Level: Educating Children

252

(8)

How Money Is Spent

How Budgets Are Developed

Local and State Revenues

260

(7)

Local Revenues

States' Revenues

State Aid to Schools

State Supreme Court and School Funding

Federal Revenues

267

(5)

Constitutionalists

Neo-constitutionalists

Methods of Federal Funding

State Financial Problems

272

(1)

School Funding and Equal Educational Opportunity

273

(4)

Part Five THE WORLDS IN WHICH CHILDREN LIVE

277

(50)

The Child's World beyond the Classroom

279

(24)

Becoming a Teacher: The Two Worlds of Ms. McCarthy

279

(4)

The Child's World beyond the Classroom

283

(6)

Poverty

Illiteracy

Homelessness

Runaways

AIDS

Teen Pregnancy

Teen Suicide

Juvenile Violence and Crime

289

(4)

Juvenile Justice System

Kids as Delinquents

Gangs

A Child's Family

293

(6)

Traditional Families

Nontraditional Families

Invisible Families

Family Violence

Consequences for Schools

299

(4)

The Child's World of the Classroom

303

(24)

Becoming a Teacher: Guns in the Classroom!

304

(1)

The Child's World of the Classroom

304

(1)

Differences between Teachers and Students

Teachers in a Child's World

305

(13)

Gangs and Violence in the Classroom

Recognizing Child Abuse in the Classroom

Literacy and the Classroom Teacher

Recognizing Chemical Abuse in the Classroom

Teen Pregnancy

Students with AIDS

Teen Suicide

Teaching Runaways and Homeless Children

Schools in a Child's World

318

(3)

Legislation

Violence Prevention Strategies

School Culture

Classroom Culture

Two Schools in a Child's World

321

(6)

Manhattan Country Day School

Benjamin Franklin Day School

What Makes These Schools Successful

Part Six Effective Classrooms, Professional Teachers

327

(46)

Educational Reform and Effective Classrooms

329

(26)

Becoming a Teacher: What Is a Foreign Language?

330

(1)

Reasons for Educational Reform

330

(2)

Teachers

Students

Educational Reform

332

(13)

First-Wave Reports

First-Wave Reformers

Second-Wave Reports

Second-Wave Reformers

Educational Reform and Effective Classrooms

345

(4)

First-Wave Classroom

Second-Wave Classroom

Assessment and the Classroom

Contemporary Educational Reform and You

349

(6)

Joining the Profession

355

(18)

Becoming a Teacher: So You Want to Be a Teacher

356

(1)

Entering the Profession

357

(7)

Preparing to Teach: A Reality Check

Securing a Teaching Position

Goals of a First-Year Teacher

364

(5)

Goals for Yourself

Goals for Your Students

Goals for Your Curriculum

Goals for the Profession

Developing Your Personal Philosophy of Education

369

(1)

Teaching: A Way of Life

370

(3)

Appendix A State Offices of Teacher Licensure and Certification

373

(14)

Appendix B National Education Association Code of Ethics

387

(2)

Appendix C American Federation of Teachers/ΛFL-CIO Bill of Rights and Responsibilities

389

(2)

Glossary

391

(12)

References

403

(6)

Index

409

(18)

About the Authors

427

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Introduction to Education Teaching in a Diverse Society

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