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This provocative text offers an inside look at the hidden dimensions of teaching. Sometimes controversial, always poignant, the book examines highly debated issues fundamental to a free and open society. School reform is at a critical juncture; the portrait of the profession revealed here serves as a catalyst for change. Chapters discuss such timely and relevant topics as the preparation of teachers past and present, the daily work of teachers, and the influence of current policy on public education.
Teaching our children is a shared responsibility. The work of teaching described in this book demonstrates clearly that there is much work to be done by all involved. This book will inform and empower a wide range of readers including those considering careers in teaching, those who have children in school, who vote and pay taxes, work in schools, influence policy, or those who are business leaders.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Illustrations
Series Preface
Foreword
Introduction
In Search of a Profession: A History of American Teachers by Kate Rousmaniere
Teacher Preparation-Transition and Turmoil by Michael D. Andrew
Teachers as Leaders, Teachers as Researchers, Teachers who Care: The University of Connecticut's Journey by Wendy J. Glenn, David M. Moss, Douglas Kaufman, Kay Norlander-Case, Chuck Case, and Robert A. Lonning
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes: A Day in the Life of Professional Educators by Shirley Reilly, Christopher Burdman, and Sayward Parsons, with David M. Moss
Key Challenges for Teachers: Windows into the Complexity of American Classrooms by John Settlage and Karl Wheatley
Technology and Professional Development by Allen D. Glenn
"Highly Qualified" Teachers and the Teaching Profession
:Policy Lessons from the Field by Barnett Berry, Mandy Hoke, and Eric Hirsch
What's Next? Challenges and Opportunities Facing Teachers and the Teaching Profession by David M. Moss and Wendy J. Glenn
About the author
DAVID M. MOSS is Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut. His current research focuses on science education and reform.
WENDY J. GLENN is Assistant Professor, Neag School of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Connecticut. Her area of specialization is teaching English in secondary schools, issues of adolescent literacy, and censorship.
RICHARD L. SCHWAB is Dean, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut. He is active in the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education and is an appointee to the National Commission for Teaching and America's Future. He has published extensively on issues related to teacher education, occupational stress and health in educational organizations, and issues in educational technology.
