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Autore |
Grant Gerald |
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Titolo |
Teaching in America [[electronic resource] ] : the slow revolution / / Gerald Grant and Christine E. Murray |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1999 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Teachers - United States |
Teaching - United States |
Professions - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-268) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Two Professions? -- 2. Assessing America’s Teachers and Schools -- 3. The Essential Acts of Teaching -- 4. Three Questions Every Teacher Must Answer -- 5 The Modern Origins of the Profession: Florence’s Story, 1890–1920 -- 6. Reforming Teaching in the Midst of Social Crisis: Andrena’s Story, 1960–1990 -- 7. Teachers’ Struggle to Take Charge of Their Practice: The Rochester Story, 1987–1997 -- 8. The Progress of the Slow Revolution throughout the Nation -- 9. Teaching in 2020 -- Research Methods -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The authors describe the evolution of teaching in America over the last 100 years. They compare college professors with school teachers and analyse the essential acts of teaching in a way that should help teachers become bettter practitioners |
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