21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook
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21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook

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21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook

About this book

21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook offers 100 chapters written by leading experts in the field that highlight the most important topics, issues, questions, and debates facing educators today. This comprehensive and authoritative two-volume work provides undergraduate education majors with insight into the rich array of issues inherent in educationā€”issues informing debates that involve all Americans.

Key Features:

· Provides undergraduate majors with an authoritative reference source ideal for their classroom research needs, preparation for GREs, and research into directions to take in pursuing a graduate degree or career

Ā· Offers more detailed information than encyclopedia entries, but not as much jargon, detail, or density as journal articles or research handbook chapters

Ā· Explores educational policy and reform, teacher education and certification, educational administration, curriculum, and instruction

Ā· Offers a reader-friendly common format: Theory, Methods, Applications, Comparison, Future Directions, Summary, References and Further Readings

21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook is designed to prepare teachers, professors, and administrators for their future careers, informing the debates and preparing them to address the questions and meet the challenges of education today.

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Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Year
2008
Print ISBN
9781412950114
eBook ISBN
9781452265995
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Education General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. About the Editors
  5. About the Contributors
  6. Part I - Teachers
  7. Chapter 1 - The Work of Teachers
  8. Chapter 2 - Teacher Leadership
  9. Chapter 3 - Teachers Thinking About Their Practice
  10. Part II - Other School Personnel
  11. Chapter 4 - Principals
  12. Chapter 5 - Superintendents
  13. Chapter 6 - Counselors
  14. Chapter 7 - School Psychologists
  15. Part III - Learners: Developmental Context
  16. Chapter 8 - Development: PreKā€“2
  17. Chapter 9 - Development: 3ā€“5
  18. Chapter 10 - Development: 6ā€“8
  19. Chapter 11 - Development: 9ā€“12
  20. Part IV - Motivation and Classroom Management
  21. Chapter 12 - Cognitive Approaches to Motivation in Education
  22. Chapter 13 - Perceived Control, Coping, and Engagement
  23. Chapter 14 - Proactive Classroom Management
  24. Chapter 15 - Responsive Classroom Management
  25. Chapter 16 - Zero Tolerance: A Reconsideration of Practice and Policy
  26. Part V - Learning
  27. Chapter 17 - Behavioral
  28. Chapter 18 - Information Processing
  29. Chapter 19 - Self-Regulated Learning
  30. Chapter 20 - Piaget and Vygotsky: Theory and Practice in Early Education
  31. Chapter 21 - Mastery Learning
  32. Chapter 22 - Learning in Small Groups
  33. Chapter 23 - Conceptual Learning
  34. Part VI - Building Learning Environments
  35. Chapter 24 - Designing Learning Environments
  36. Chapter 25 - Systematic Instruction
  37. Chapter 26 - Ten Steps to Complex Learning: A New Approach to Instruction and Instructional Design
  38. Chapter 27 - Teacher Expectations
  39. Part VII - Social Context
  40. Chapter 28 - History of Schooling
  41. Chapter 29 - Urban Education
  42. Chapter 30 - Economics and School-to-Work
  43. Chapter 31 - Rural Education
  44. Chapter 32 - Sociology of Education
  45. Chapter 33 - Multicultural Education
  46. Part VIII - Curriculum K- 12
  47. Chapter 34 - Language Arts: Reading and Literacy in the Early Years
  48. Chapter 35 - Language Arts: Reading and Literacy in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
  49. Chapter 36 - Writing
  50. Chapter 37 - Three Pillars of a Sound Mathematics Education: Curriculum, Teaching, and Assessment
  51. Chapter 38 - Science
  52. Chapter 39 - Social Studies
  53. Chapter 40 - Arts
  54. Chapter 41 - Wellness: Health, Nutrition, and Physical Education
  55. Chapter 42 - Early Childhood Education: Curriculum and Programs
  56. Chapter 43 - Early Childhood Education: The Developmentally Appropriate Practice Debate
  57. Chapter 44 - Special Education
  58. Chapter 45 - Textbook Reform
  59. Part IX - Assessment
  60. Chapter 46 - Standardized Tests
  61. Chapter 47 - Traditional Teacher Tests
  62. Chapter 48 - Portfolio Assessment
  63. Chapter 49 - Curriculum-Based Assessment
  64. Chapter 50 - Performance Assessment
  65. Part X - Teacher Preparation and Current Issues in Teaching
  66. Chapter 51 - Supply, Demand, Recruitment, and Retention
  67. Chapter 52 - Teacher Quality Definition Debates: What Is an Effective Teacher?
  68. Chapter 53 - Diversifying the Teaching Force
  69. Chapter 54 - The Current Status and Possible Future for ā€œTraditionalā€ College and University-Based Teacher Education Programs in the United States
  70. Chapter 55 - Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs
  71. Chapter 56 - Culturally Responsive Teaching
  72. Chapter 57 - Rethinking Teacher Education in the 21st Century: Putting Teaching Front and Center
  73. Chapter 58 - Teacher Pay and 21st-Century School Reform
  74. Chapter 59 - Teacher Unions
  75. Part XI - Students
  76. Chapter 60 - Students as Social Beings
  77. Chapter 61 - English Language Learners
  78. Chapter 62 - Immigrant Students
  79. Chapter 63 - Diversity and Curricular Distinctions
  80. Chapter 64 - Inclusion
  81. Chapter 65 - At-Risk Learners
  82. Chapter 66 - Gifted Students
  83. Chapter 67 - Students as Peers/Friends
  84. Chapter 68 - Teacherā€“Student Relationships
  85. Part XII - Non-School Curriculum
  86. Chapter 69 - Informal Curriculum
  87. Chapter 70 - Learning in Museums
  88. Chapter 71 - Learning in Libraries
  89. Chapter 72 - Non-School Curriculum: Supporting Positive Development Through Structured Activities
  90. Part XIII - Technology
  91. Chapter 73 - Technology in the Classroom
  92. Chapter 74 - Courses and Learning on the Internet
  93. Chapter 75 - Informal Learning on the Internet
  94. Chapter 76 - Expanding Opportunities Through On-Demand Learning
  95. Chapter 77 - Technology and Formative Assessment
  96. Part XIV - Alternative Approaches
  97. Chapter 78 - Comprehensive School Reform
  98. Chapter 79 - School Choice
  99. Chapter 80 - Private Schools
  100. Chapter 81 - Gender Issues and Schooling
  101. Chapter 82 - Homeschool Learners
  102. Part XV - School Reform
  103. Chapter 83 - Middle School Reform
  104. Chapter 84 - High School Reform
  105. Chapter 85 - District School Reform
  106. Chapter 86 - Role of Professional Learning in Advancing Quality Teaching and Student Learning
  107. Part XVI - Federal, State, and Community Policies
  108. Chapter 87 - NCLB: Intent and Requirements
  109. Chapter 88 - NCLB: Impact on Curriculum
  110. Chapter 89 - NCLB: Effects on Achievement
  111. Chapter 90 - Parent Involvement
  112. Chapter 91 - Working With Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Families
  113. Chapter 92 - Curriculum Tracking: Reviewing the Evidence on a Controversial but Resilient Educational Policy
  114. Chapter 93 - State Testing
  115. Chapter 94 - The Recess Debate: The Disjuncture Between Educational Policy and Research
  116. Chapter 95 - Cheating in Academic Contexts
  117. Chapter 96 - National Curriculum
  118. Part XVII - Higher Education
  119. Chapter 97 - University Teaching
  120. Chapter 98 - Community College Teaching
  121. Chapter 99 - Equity in Higher Education
  122. Chapter 100 - Preparing for College and Graduate School: What Do Tests Like the SAT, ACT, and GRE Tell Us?
  123. Index