Foundations of Education
eBook - PDF

Foundations of Education

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

About this book

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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Yes, you can access Foundations of Education by Allan Ornstein, Daniel U. Levine, Gerry Gutek, David Vocke in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Business Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Statement
  5. Copyright
  6. Brief Contents
  7. Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Part 1: Understanding the Teaching Profession
  10. Part 2: Historical and Philosophical Foundations
  11. Part 3: Political, Economic, and Legal Foundations
  12. Part 4: Social Foundations
  13. Part 5: Curricular Foundations
  14. Part 6: Effective Education: International and American Perspectives
  15. Glossary
  16. Index