University Press of America
Pages: 190
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Trim: 6 x 9¼
978-0-7618-4592-8 • Paperback • August 2009 • $50.99 • (£39.00)
Robert M. Leahy, Ph.D. and M.Ed., is an associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Stetson University. This book is the product of almost forty years of teaching and writing about education.
Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Introducing Authentic Educating
Chapter 4 Chapter 2: Developing a Philosophy of Education
Chapter 5 Chapter 3: How to Use Concept Maps
Chapter 6 Chapter 4: The Vee as a Learning Tool
Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Authenticity in the Classroom: From Literature to Personal Journals and One-Act Plays
Chapter 8 Chapter 6: Authentic Presentations, Panels, Projects, and Papers
Chapter 9 Chapter 7: The Future of Authentic Educating
Chapter 10 References
Chapter 11 Index
Chapter 12 About the Author
The text, a worthy resource for philosophy of education and methods courses, provides numerous examples of ways students can use concept maps and Vee diagrams in their papers, presentations, and panel discussions. With the current emphasis on assessment as a vital aspect of educating reform, the chapter on how to score concept maps is especially helpful.... Recommended.
— Choice Reviews, May 2010
Professor Leahy is in the very best sense a progressive. He believes that education is an integration of thoughts, feelings, and actions which leads not only to knowledge but to character...Authentic Educating is a well-written treatise on how and why education is complicated, transformative, and fundamental to our social fabric.
— Nicholas Colangelo, Myron and Jacqueline Blank Professor of Gifted Education, College of Education, The University of Iowa