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Catalysts for Change

Baby Boomers Reflect on Their Legacy to Public Education

Edited by Frances R. Spielhagen and Paige Hendricks

Sixty decades of US history have witnessed tremendous and tumultuous societal changes, including educating our children. In response to President John F. Kennedy’s call to “ask not, what their country could do for them, but what they could do for their country…” Baby Boomers answered. Catalysts for Change: Baby Boomers Reflect on their Legacy to Public Education shows reflections of veteran educators who have devoted their lives to service through education. They write about the changes, evolution, successes and challenges, and lessons for current educators who must take this mission forward to tackle current educational challenges.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 164 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-1-4758-6397-0 • Hardback • September 2024 • $85.00 • (£65.00)
978-1-4758-6398-7 • Paperback • September 2024 • $34.00 • (£25.00)
978-1-4758-6399-4 • eBook • September 2024 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
Subjects: Education / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Education / Current Issues, Education / Evaluation & Assessment

Frances Spielhagen is Professor Emerita at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY, where she taught teacher candidates for 20 years.

Paige Hendricks is an educational consultant, curriculum writer, and professional development content creator and presenter for various public and private schools, universities, and educational organizations nationally.

Introduction: The Boomer Legacy to Education by Frances Spielhagen

Chapter 1: Urban Education: Big City vs. Small City by Marsha Sobel

Chapter 2: The Sleeping Giant is Awake by Peggy Stewart and Katherine Bassett

Chapter 3: A 60 Year Journey: A Separate and Rocky Educational Road by Lois Baldwin

Chapter 4: An Evolving Understanding of the Autism Spectrum: A Practitioner's Journey by Joanne McMahon

Chapter 5: Changing Policy: Changing Student Outcomes by Frances Spielhagen

Chapter 6: Gifted Education and Talent Development: Roots and Wings by Sally Reis

Chapter 7: From First Generation Student to College President by Steven DiSalvo

Chapter 8: Teacher Education Accreditation: Reflections on the Kennedy-Johnson Legacy of Institutional Reform by James G. Cibulka

Chapter 9: Standing on Their Shoulders: Contextual Change to Our Educational System in the 21st Century by Paige Hendricks

About the Editors

About the Authors

Catalyst for Change offers a comprehensive overview of some of the most significant innovations in education over the past 60 years. These multifaceted changes shaped transformations that remain pillars in the K-12 education system today. It describes advancements in special education, teacher leadership, teacher preparation, education policy, and accreditation of teacher and administrator preparation programs, among others. For those wanting to look back to understand how these innovations began, this collection of chapters offers both a historical record and insights into how these innovations came about and influence education today


— Joellen Killion, leadership and learning consultant, senior advisor, Learning Forward


Catalysts for Change chronicles how key elements of our education system – from teacher preparation and teacher leadership to gifted and special education – came to be what they are today, through the lived lens of veteran teachers who directly shaped them. The authors colorfully bring U.S. public school history to life, sharing lessons learned and begging the question of what ought to come next.


— Ellen Behrstock Sherratt, board chair of the Teacher Salary Project


Catalysts for Change

Baby Boomers Reflect on Their Legacy to Public Education

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Summary
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  • Sixty decades of US history have witnessed tremendous and tumultuous societal changes, including educating our children. In response to President John F. Kennedy’s call to “ask not, what their country could do for them, but what they could do for their country…” Baby Boomers answered. Catalysts for Change: Baby Boomers Reflect on their Legacy to Public Education shows reflections of veteran educators who have devoted their lives to service through education. They write about the changes, evolution, successes and challenges, and lessons for current educators who must take this mission forward to tackle current educational challenges.

Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 164 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
    978-1-4758-6397-0 • Hardback • September 2024 • $85.00 • (£65.00)
    978-1-4758-6398-7 • Paperback • September 2024 • $34.00 • (£25.00)
    978-1-4758-6399-4 • eBook • September 2024 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
    Subjects: Education / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Education / Current Issues, Education / Evaluation & Assessment
Author
Author
  • Frances Spielhagen is Professor Emerita at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY, where she taught teacher candidates for 20 years.

    Paige Hendricks is an educational consultant, curriculum writer, and professional development content creator and presenter for various public and private schools, universities, and educational organizations nationally.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Introduction: The Boomer Legacy to Education by Frances Spielhagen

    Chapter 1: Urban Education: Big City vs. Small City by Marsha Sobel

    Chapter 2: The Sleeping Giant is Awake by Peggy Stewart and Katherine Bassett

    Chapter 3: A 60 Year Journey: A Separate and Rocky Educational Road by Lois Baldwin

    Chapter 4: An Evolving Understanding of the Autism Spectrum: A Practitioner's Journey by Joanne McMahon

    Chapter 5: Changing Policy: Changing Student Outcomes by Frances Spielhagen

    Chapter 6: Gifted Education and Talent Development: Roots and Wings by Sally Reis

    Chapter 7: From First Generation Student to College President by Steven DiSalvo

    Chapter 8: Teacher Education Accreditation: Reflections on the Kennedy-Johnson Legacy of Institutional Reform by James G. Cibulka

    Chapter 9: Standing on Their Shoulders: Contextual Change to Our Educational System in the 21st Century by Paige Hendricks

    About the Editors

    About the Authors

Reviews
Reviews
  • Catalyst for Change offers a comprehensive overview of some of the most significant innovations in education over the past 60 years. These multifaceted changes shaped transformations that remain pillars in the K-12 education system today. It describes advancements in special education, teacher leadership, teacher preparation, education policy, and accreditation of teacher and administrator preparation programs, among others. For those wanting to look back to understand how these innovations began, this collection of chapters offers both a historical record and insights into how these innovations came about and influence education today


    — Joellen Killion, leadership and learning consultant, senior advisor, Learning Forward


    Catalysts for Change chronicles how key elements of our education system – from teacher preparation and teacher leadership to gifted and special education – came to be what they are today, through the lived lens of veteran teachers who directly shaped them. The authors colorfully bring U.S. public school history to life, sharing lessons learned and begging the question of what ought to come next.


    — Ellen Behrstock Sherratt, board chair of the Teacher Salary Project


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