Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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978-0-7425-6170-0 • Paperback • September 2008 • $81.00 • (£62.00)
978-0-7425-6576-0 • eBook • September 2008 • $77.00 • (£59.00)
James Johnson is professor emeritus of education at Northern Illinois University and author of numerous titles in education including Foundations of American Education: Perspectives on Education in a Changing World, 14/e.
Diann Musial is professor emeritus of education at Northern Illinois University and co-author of Foundations of American Education: Perspectives on Education in a Changing World, 14/e.
Annette Johnson is an educator and International Educational Travel Consultant.
Part 1 Part One: Exploring Education as a Career
Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Preparing to Teach
Part 3 Part Two: Uncovering the Foundations of Education
Chapter 4 Chapter 2: Understanding Social Context
Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Addressing Diversity in School Life
Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Learning from Educational Pioneers and their Teaching Tools
Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Evolving Your Educational Philosophy
Part 8 Part Three: Working with Students
Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Learning About Learners
Chapter 10 Chapter 7: Developing Student Learning Materials and Methods
Chapter 11 Chapter 8: Enhancing Learning with Technology
Chapter 12 Chapter 9: Evaluating Student Learning
Part 13 Part Four: Organizing and Financing Schools
Chapter 14 Chapter 10: Joining the Leadership Team in your School
Chapter 15 Chapter 11: Learning from Education Law, Policy and Politics
Part 16 Part Five: Embarking on an Exciting Educational Future
Chapter 17 Chapter 12: Making a Difference as an Educator
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Detailed Chapter Outlines help the instructor quickly view all the key headings and features in the chapter.
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Chapter Overviews supplement the chapter outline and provides a short summary of the key ideas in the chapter using paragraphs.
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