FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION examines and analyzes the key educational issues and policies affecting American education. The book prepares you for your future professional career as an educator through an array of applied features that tie the book's themes to your future practice. The chapters on the history and philosophy of education encourage you to construct your own personal philosophy of education, building a strong foundation for a professional career. Completely up-to-date throughout, this edition also provides the latest information on the common core curriculum, accountability, technology in education, school reform, diversity, legal rulings, recent trends in school funding and teacher compensation, new instructional practices, the outlook for careers, and many other important topics.
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Weight: 1225g
Dimensions: 224 x 283mm
Publication Date: 01 Jan 2016
Publisher: Cengage Learning Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781305500983
About Allan OrnsteinDaniel U. LevineDavid VockeGerry Gutek
Allan Ornstein (Ph.D. New York University) is Professor of Education at St. Johns University in New York. He is the author of more than 55 texts and 400 articles and research papers and has served as a consultant for more than 60 government and educational agencies. He is a co-author of FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION now in its twelfth edition (Wadsworth Cengage Learning). Daniel Levine is a former Professor of Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and before that at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Dr. Levine has authored numerous journal articles and papers on urban education school reform and related topics. Gerald L. Gutek is the former dean of the School of Education at Loyola University in Chicago. He updates Part Two: Historical and Philosophical Foundations in this edition of FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION. David Vocke is a Professor of Secondary Education in the College of Education at Towson University in Maryland. He updates chapters 2 7 8 13 and 14 in this edition of FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION.