Teachers, Schools, and Society - A Brief Introduction to Education

Informationen zum Autor David Sadker has taught in middle and senior high schools! as well as at the college level! and has been a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and American University (Washington! DC) for more than three decades. He and his late wife Myra Sadker! gained a national reputation for research and publications concerning the impact of gender in schools. (To learn more about Myras life and work! visit www.sadker.org). Dr. Sadker has degrees from CCNY! Harvard University! and the University of Massachusetts. He has written several books and numerous articles in both professional and popular journals. He co-authored Failing at Fairness: How Our Schools Cheat Girls! (Touchstone Press in 1995)! and his research has been reported in hundreds of newspapers and magazines including USA Today! USA Weekend! Parade Magazine! Business Week! The Washington Post! The London Times! The New York Times! Time! and Newsweek. He has appeared on local and national television and radio shows such as The Today Show! Good Morning America! The Oprah Winfrey Show! Phil Donahues The Human Animal! National Public Radios All Things Considered and Talk of the Nation! and twice on Dateline: NBC with Jane Pauley. The Sadkers received the American Educational Research Associations award for the best review of research published in the United States (1991)! their professional service award in 1995! and their Willystine Goodsell award in 2004. The Sadkers were recognized with the Eleanor Roosevelt Award from The American Association of University Women in 1995! and the Gender Architect Award from the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education in 2001. David Sadker has received two honorary doctorates. Klappentext Teachers Schools and Society: A Brief Introduction to Education! 5th Edition! offers a broad! diverse! and stimulating view of education. Written in an engaging! student-friendly style! readers are immersed in an inspiring world of the teacher where current education headlines are brought to life. The text provides a broad yet precise exposure to the realities of teaching and the role of education in our society. The text helps to answer important questions such as: Do I want to become a teacher? How do I become the best teacher possible? What should a professional in the field of education know? How are schools and teaching changing? Instructors and students can access their course content through the Connect digital learning platform by purchasing either standalone Connect access or a bundle of print and Connect access. McGraw-Hill Connect® is a subscription-based learning service accessible online through your personal computer or tablet. Choose this option if your instructor will require Connect to be used in the course. Your subscription to Connect includes the following: SmartBook® - an adaptive digital version of the course textbook that personalizes your reading experience based on how well you are learning the content.Access to your instructor's homework assignments! quizzes! syllabus! notes! reminders! and other important files for the course.Progress dashboards that quickly show how you are performing on your assignments and tips for improvement.The option to purchase (for a small fee) a print version of the book. This binder-ready! loose-leaf version includes free shipping. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: The Teaching Profession and YouChapter 2: Different Ways of LearningChapter 3: Teaching Your Diverse StudentsChapter 4: Student Life in School and at HomeChapter 5: The Multicultural History of American EducationChapter 6: Philosophy of EducationChapter 7: Financing and Governing America's SchoolsChapter 8: School Law and EthicsChapter 9: Purposes of America's Schools and the Current Reform MovementChapter 10: Curriculum! Standards! and TestingChapter 11: Becoming an Effective TeacherOnline Appendices: Available in the Co...

Product details

• Authors: David M. Sadker, David M./ Zittleman Sadker, David Miller Sadker, Karen Zittleman
• Publisher: Mcgraw Hill Academic
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 18 to 22
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781259913792
• ISBN: 978-1-259-91379-2
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education; Didaktische Kompetenz und Lehrmethoden, Fachspezifischer Unterricht, EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Education / Teaching