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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806232603321

Autore

Parkerson Donald Hugh

Titolo

The American teacher : foundations of education / / Donald H. Parkerson and Jo Ann Parkerson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2008

ISBN

1-135-89217-2

1-281-70648-5

9786611706487

0-203-89512-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ParkersonJo Ann

Disciplina

371.100973

Soggetti

Education - United States - History

First year teachers - In-service training - United States

Teaching - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-326) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Section 1: The American Teacher; Section 2: Teaching in the Twenty-First Century; Section 3: Our Educational Heritage; Section 4: Reshaping Our World through Teaching; Section 5: The Noble Profession; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The American Teacher is a comprehensive education foundations text with an emphasis on the historical continuity of educational issues and their practical application in the classroom. Aspiring teachers enter the classrooms with an innate optimism, and the challenge of The American Teacher is to engage them and to provide meaningful direction to channel their idealism. By reconnecting individuals with their society, community, and workplace, this engaging text provides education students with a grounding in their profession and an understanding of how important social and