Contemporary Applications of a Systems Approach to Education
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A01=John A. Scileppi
A01=John Scileppi
A01=Kerry Dunn
A01=Leslie Averna
A01=Mark Skelding
A01=Vanessa Zerillo
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Author_John Scileppi
Author_Kerry Dunn
Author_Leslie Averna
Author_Mark Skelding
Author_Vanessa Zerillo
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- ISBN 9780761838272
- Weight: 689g
- Dimensions: 156 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 31 Jul 2007
- Publisher: University Press of America
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This work is written through an authentic systems perspective, by five coauthors with diverse expertise in a variety of areas. The contents include past and current roles in k-12 classroom teaching, special education, administration, college teaching, and state education administration. Concrete applications for use in the classrooms are presented, which utilize the systems approach and provides real life experiential strategies for implementing the concepts highlighted in the section. As readers are asked to translate theory into practice, the authors model this effort seamlessly and realistically. For example, the 'Parent-Teacher Communication' chapter supplies an abundance of promising practices from the individual teacher level, to the school level, to the district-level involvement among the elements of the system. The 'Technology' chapter discusses the best practices for teaching and learning through technology and highlights examples that are in use in schools today. In the 'Cultural Diversity' chapter, educators are given case studies and exemplars on how other districts, schools, or individual teachers have integrated diversity in their settings. The text invites the reader to absorb the theoretical aspects and view these through real life applications. The reader easily becomes a participant in the process of creating applications in classrooms through the discussion questions for each chapter, and the vignettes interspersed throughout the book.
Kerry Dunn, Ed.D is Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY.
John Scileppi, Ph.D. is the Department Chair of Psychology at Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY.
Leslie Averna, M.S. is an Education Consultant and was formerly Associate Commissioner of Education for the State of Connecticut.
Vanessa Zerillo, Ed.D. is the Academic Program Director of field-based Graduate Programs in Education at Southern New Hampshire University.
Mark Skelding, M.Ed. is the Assistant Academic Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Education at Southern New Hampshire University.
