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. GoodladPart One: As a PupilChapter 1: The Early YearsChapter 2: The Middle YearsChapter 3: The High School Years and a Little Beyond Chapter 4: Becoming a TeacherPart Two: As a TeacherChapter 5: Chalk DustChapter 6: PromotionsChapter 7: Loss of InnocencePart Three: As a Hybrid EducatorChapter 8: The Higher LearningChapter 9: Renewing School CulturesChapter 10: Nourishing Educational BeliefChapter 11: Tidying the Mind in an Untidy WorldChapter 12: Toward Schools Commonly GoodAfterwordEpilogue by Roger SoderNotes

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