Teaching and schooling in America : pre- and post-September 11 / Allan C. Ornstein.
| Author/creator | Ornstein, Allan C. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boston : Allyn and Bacon, ©2003. |
| Description | xv, 511 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. Improving teaching -- Theory versus the practice of teaching -- The science versus the art of teaching -- Teacher contexts: new research, new paradigms -- The expert teacher -- Reconceptualizing teaching -- 2. Teaching and teacher accountability -- Do teachers make a difference? -- Contextual problems in evaluating teachers -- Criterion problems in evaluating teachers -- The measurement problem -- Educational accountability -- 3. Theories of learning -- Behaviorism -- Cognitive psychology -- Moral education -- Brain research and learning -- Listening and looking at children's drawings -- 4. The school as a socializing agent -- Education for transmitting the culture -- The purposes of education -- Changing American society -- Postnuclear family -- The peer group -- The culture of the school -- 5. Schooling in America -- Reexamining three icons: Rousseau, Cremin and Dewey -- The rise of universal education -- The rise of the common school movement -- History 101: topics rarely, if ever, discussed -- 6. Schooling in America -- The transitional school period: 1893-1918 -- Progressive schools -- Essentialist philosophy and priorities -- Reconstructionism: the warning bell is sounded -- Growing priorities: new disadvantaged groups -- Renewed search for relevancy and humanism -- Neoconservatism: present-day warnings and concerns -- 7. Social stratification and inequality -- Historical and philosophical issues of equality -- Social mobility and social structure -- International comparisons: science and math -- 8. Class, race and education -- Do schools make a difference? Large-scale studies -- Implications and policies -- Race, schools and society. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2003271770 |
| ISBN | 0205367119 |
| ISBN | 9780205367115 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LC191.4 .O76 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |