Romances With Schools - A Life of Education

Informationen zum Autor John I. Goodlad is the author of A Place Called School, the groundbreaking study of the effectiveness of the American system of education. For over sixty years, he has been a leading force in improving public schooling in North America. John died in November 2014. Klappentext In Romances with Schools, John Goodlad steps out from behind the public persona of distinguished scholar and advocate for public schooling to offer a moving personal account of a life devoted to educating the young. He deftly interweaves fascinating personal details with reflections on many of the larger issues in education that he has explored throughout his career. Zusammenfassung In Romances with Schools! John Goodlad steps out from behind the public persona of distinguished scholar and advocate for public schooling to offer a moving personal account of a life devoted to educating the young. He deftly interweaves fascinating personal details with reflections on many of the larger issues in education that he has explored throughout his career. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Prologue by Stephen J. Goodlad Part One: As a Pupil Chapter 1: The Early Years Chapter 2: The Middle Years Chapter 3: The High School Years and a Little Beyond Chapter 4: Becoming a Teacher Part Two: As a Teacher Chapter 5: Chalk Dust Chapter 6: Promotions Chapter 7: Loss of Innocence Part Three: As a Hybrid Educator Chapter 8: The Higher Learning Chapter 9: Renewing School Cultures Chapter 10: Nourishing Educational Belief Chapter 11: Tidying the Mind in an Untidy World Chapter 12: Toward Schools Commonly Good Afterword Epilogue by Roger Soder Notes

Product details

• Authors: John I Goodlad, John I. Goodlad, Goodlad John I., Goodlad Stephen J.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2016
• EAN: 9781475804249
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-0424-9
• No. of pages: 332
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Autobiography: general, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Educators, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences, Educational strategies and policy, Public education