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Introduction to Education

Teaching in a Diverse Society, Second Edition

William E. Segall and Anna V. Wilson

Introduction to Education, Second Edition is written for students beginning their study in education. As the school population increasingly reflects the diversity of America's population, many prospective teachers, typically from the middle classes, will be unprepared for the diverse classrooms they will inevitably encounter. This text helps students prepare to be teachers in a pluralistic society whose classrooms represent an increasingly varied set of cultural histories and values. Introduction to Education, Second Edition identifies and examines key educational topics and issues: A history of Education that goes beyond the standard Puritan background and begins instead with indigenous Americans and the influence of the Spanish., Surveys of a broad spectrum of children's backgrounds, including experiences with drugs, poverty, and lack of access to vital cultural currency like the Internet., And provides numerous pedagogical aides:, Reflective in-text questions that challenge students to think beyond their own cultural backgrounds and to develop an appreciation for a variety of different cultures, Student Web materials including supplemental readings involving issues in contemporary American education, in-text case studies, An issues-based guide to websites on hot topics like vouchers and the No Child Left Behind Act, Instructor's Manual with Test Bank (still under construction)

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 448 • Trim: 7 x 10

978-0-7425-2490-3 • Paperback • September 2004 • $103.00 • (£79.00)

Subjects: Education / Comparative, Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General

Introduction to Education

Teaching in a Diverse Society, Second Edition

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Summary

Introduction to Education, Second Edition is written for students beginning their study in education. As the school population increasingly reflects the diversity of America's population, many prospective teachers, typically from the middle classes, will be unprepared for the diverse classrooms they will inevitably encounter. This text helps students prepare to be teachers in a pluralistic society whose classrooms represent an increasingly varied set of cultural histories and values. Introduction to Education, Second Edition identifies and examines key educational topics and issues: A history of Education that goes beyond the standard Puritan background and begins instead with indigenous Americans and the influence of the Spanish., Surveys of a broad spectrum of children's backgrounds, including experiences with drugs, poverty, and lack of access to vital cultural currency like the Internet., And provides numerous pedagogical aides:, Reflective in-text questions that challenge students to think beyond their own cultural backgrounds and to develop an appreciation for a variety of different cultures, Student Web materials including supplemental readings involving issues in contemporary American education, in-text case studies, An issues-based guide to websites on hot topics like vouchers and the No Child Left Behind Act, Instructor's Manual with Test Bank (still under construction)

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 448 • Trim: 7 x 10

978-0-7425-2490-3 • Paperback • September 2004 • $103.00 • (£79.00)

Subjects: Education / Comparative, Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General

Author

Dr. William E. Segall is professor of social foundations in the College of Education and professor in the School of International Studies at Oklahoma State University. His professional experiences range from teaching vocational students work skills in Canada to being a principal of a Japanese university preparatory school in the United States. Dr Segall is passionate about helping college students become teachers who are prepared to excel in America's diverse classrooms. Dr. Anna V. Wilson is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Chapman University, in Orange, CA. She has also taught criminal justice, focusing on domestic violence and juvenile justice; served as assistant principal of an alternative high school; and worked at a nontraditional magnet school developing collaborative processes. Dr. Wilson's research and teaching focuses on race/ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual orientation. She is committed to facilitating a richer understanding of the multiplicity of issues facing both teachers and students in our schools in the framework of Social Justice.

Table of Contents

Part 1 I Teaching as a Career
Chapter 2 Becoming a Teacher
Chapter 3 Teaching as a Profession
Part 4 II Schools in America and Other Societies
Chapter 5 The Framework of Our Multicultural Nation
Chapter 6 Coming of Age: Education in the Twentieth Century
Chapter 7 Schools in the Global Community
Part 8 III Philosophy and the Classroom
Chapter 9 Putting Philosophy to Work in Culturally Diverse Classrooms
Chapter 10 Learning and Teaching in the Classroom
Part 11 IV Educational Governance, Organization, and Funding
Chapter 12 The Organization of Schools and How They Are Governed
Chapter 13 Teachers and Students as Citizens: Rights and Responsibilities
Chapter 14 Educating Children Takes Money: Financing Schools
Part 15 V The Worlds in Which Children Live
Chapter 16 The Child's World Beyond the Classroom
Chapter 17 The Child's World of the Classroom
Part 18 VI Effective Classrooms, Professional Teachers
Chapter 19 Educational Reform and Effective Classrooms
Chapter 20 Joining the Profession

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Introduction to Education

Teaching in a Diverse Society, Second Edition

William E. Segall and Anna V. Wilson

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