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Introduction to the Foundations of American Education

by: JOHNSON J

Introduction to the Foundations of American Education

by: JOHNSON J

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Copyright: 06/01/1998
Publisher: PRENTICE HALL PTR
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Preface

xix

part I PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS OF TEACHING

(67)

Viewing Education Through Professional Lenses

(1)

Teaching As a Career

(38)

An Important Profession

(2)

The Importance of Teachers in Our Society

(2)

How the Public Views Our Schools

(1)

A Look at American Teachers

(3)

Profile of Public School Teachers

(2)

Global Perspectives: Teaching in the United States versus in Other Countries

(3)

Teachers and Teaching

(2)

Relevant Research: Teacher Behavior and Student Achievement

(1)

Recent Changes in the Teaching Profession

(4)

The Improving Status of American Teachers

(1)

Better Working Conditions for Teachers

(3)

The Study and Practice of Teaching

(5)

Learning about Teaching through Systematic Observation and Journaling

(2)

Learning about Teaching through Analysis and Reflection

(1)

Developing Folios and Portfolios

(2)

Professional Organizations for Educators

(6)

Teacher Unions

(5)

Case Study: The Act Academy

(4)

Professional Dilemma: Are Teachers Professional If They Strike?

(2)

Specialty Associations

(1)

Global Perspectives: Education International (EI)

(1)

Summary and Implications

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Portfolio Development

(1)

School-Based Experiences

(1)

Web Sites

(1)

Notes

(1)

Bibliography

(3)

Appendix 1.1: Professional Education Associations

(2)

Employment Opportunities for Teachers

(28)

Factors Affecting Supply and Demand

(6)

Teacher Supply

(1)

Teacher Demand

(3)

The Increasing Demand for Teachers

(2)

Global Perspectives: Jobs and Mobility in the European Union

(2)

Teacher Salaries and Fringe Benefits

(2)

Improving Salaries

(2)

Professional Dilemma: Will You Be Able to Pay Your Bills on a Teacher's Salary?

(2)

Fringe Benefits and Moonlighting

(2)

Getting Certified and Employed

(1)

Certification Requirements

(1)

Relevant Research: Do Low Salaries Really Draw the Least Able into the Teaching Profession?

(3)

Searching for a Teaching Job

(2)

Case Study: Maximizing Job Prospects

(1)

Summary and Implications

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Journal Entries

(1)

Portfolio Development

(1)

School-Based Experiences

(1)

Web Sites

(1)

Bibliography

(7)

Appendix 2.1: U.S. State Teacher Certification and Licensing Offices

(4)

Appendix 2.2: Job Search Timetable and Checklist

(2)

part II SCHOOL AND SOCIETY

(106)

Viewing Education Through Sociological Lenses

(2)

Diversity in Society

(33)

Culture and Society

(2)

Characteristics of Culture

(1)

Dominant or Mainstream Culture

(1)

Microcultures

(1)

Diversity and Education

(4)

Assimilation

(1)

Cultural Pluralism

(1)

Cultural Choice

(1)

Microcultural Groups

(5)

Socioeconomic Status

(3)

Ethnicity and Race

(2)

Case Study: Interracial Dating

(1)

Global Perspectives: Immigration in Europe

(4)

Gender

(3)

Professional Dilemma: What If There Are Only a Few Girls in the Calculus Class?

(8)

Language

(1)

Exceptionalities

(2)

Religion

(1)

Geography

(3)

Cultural Identity

(1)

Intragroup Differences

(1)

Relevant Research: Development of Racial and Gender Identity

(1)

Biculturalism

(1)

Summary and Implications

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Journal Entries

(1)

Portfolio Development

(1)

School-Based Experiences

100

(1)

Web Sites

100

(1)

Notes

100

(3)

Bibliography

103

(1)

School and Society

104

(40)

Groups in Society

106

(3)

Power and Domination

106

(3)

Relevant Research: Conflict of Liberal Discourse and Self-Interest

109

(3)

Ethnocentrism

109

(1)

Prejudice and Discrimination

110

(2)

Today's Families

112

(2)

Professional Dilemma: What If He Has Two Mommies?

114

(2)

Parenting

114

(1)

Latchkey Children

114

(1)

Homeless Students

115

(1)

Abuse

116

(1)

Today's Youth

116

(2)

What Is This Generation?

117

(1)

Case Study: Low-Income and Gifted

118

(8)

Realities of Youth Culture

119

(7)

Democracy and Schooling

126

(10)

Equality and Education

127

(1)

Roles of Schools

128

(2)

Purposes of Schools

130

(4)

Whose Schools?

134

(2)

Global Perspectives: Universal Values

136

(1)

Democratic Schools

136

(1)

Summary and Implications

137

(2)

Discussion Questions

139

(1)

Journal Entries

139

(1)

Portfolio Development

139

(1)

School-Based Experiences

139

(1)

Web Sites

140

(1)

Notes

140

(3)

Bibliography

143

(1)

Education That Is Multicultural

144

(30)

Undergirding Tenets

146

(3)

Diversity

147

(1)

Social Justice and Equality

148

(1)

Global Perspectives: Antiracist and Multicultural Education

149

(1)

Culture of the School

150

(2)

Formal Practices

150

(1)

Traditions

150

(1)

Hidden Curriculum

151

(1)

Educational Challenges

152

(1)

Diverse Approaches to Teaching and Learning

152

(1)

Relevant Research: The Role of Schools in Students' Construction of Ethnic Identity

153

(4)

Inclusion in Regular Classrooms

155

(2)

Case Study: Science Success for LEP Students

157

(3)

Student Voices

157

(3)

Professional Dilemma: What Is the Best Way to Teach LEP Students?

160

(7)

Multicultural Curriculum

161

(2)

Instructional Resources

163

(1)

Equitable Practices

164

(3)

The Role of the Teacher

167

(2)

Thinking Critically

167

(1)

Involvement with Communities and Parents

168

(1)

Summary and Implications

169

(1)

Discussion Questions

170

(1)

Journal Entries

170

(1)

Portfolio Development

170

(1)

School-Based Experiences

170

(1)

Web Sites

171

(1)

Notes

171

(2)

Bibliography

173

(1)

part III GOVERNANCE AND SUPPORT OF AMERICAN EDUCATION

174

(98)

Viewing Education Through Organizational lenses

175

(1)

Structure and Finance of American Education

176

(50)

The Structure of the American Education System

178

(7)

The Organization of Schools

179

(3)

Organization of the School District

182

(3)

Case Study: Employing a Retired Military Officer As School District Superintendent

185

(17)

Organization of Education at the State Level

188

(2)

The Federal Government's Role in Education

190

(3)

Other Types of Education Agencies

193

(1)

Alternatives to Regular Public Schools

194

(3)

Issues Related to Organization and Structure

197

(5)

Professional Dilemma: What is the Appropriate Role for Teachers When the Politics Get Rough?

202

(1)

The Financing of Education

202

(7)

A System of Taxation and Support for Schools

203

(6)

Relevant Research: Reform of School Finance in Michigan

209

(7)

Education Spending

210

(3)

School Finance Issues for the Millennium

213

(3)

Global Perspectives: International Comparisons in Spending for Schools

216

(3)

Summary and Implications

219

(1)

Discussion Questions

219

(1)

Journal Entries

219

(1)

Portfolio Development

220

(1)

School-Based Experiences

220

(1)

Web Sites

221

(1)

Notes

221

(1)

Bibliography

222

(4)

Appendix 6.1: A National Network of Regional Educational Libraries

223

(3)

Legal Foundations of Education

226

(46)

Legal Aspects of Education

228

(16)

Legal Provisions for Education: The U. S. Constitution

228

(3)

Church and State

231

(4)

Religious Activities in Public Schools

235

(1)

Segregation and Desegregation

235

(6)

Equal Opportunity

241

(3)

Professional Dilemma: What Will You Do If a Child in Your Classroom Has AIDS?

244

(1)

Teachers' Rights and Responsibilities

244

(11)

Conditions of Employment

246

(2)

Teacher Tenure

248

(2)

Academic Freedom

250

(2)

Liability for Negligence

252

(3)

Students' Rights and Responsibilities

255

(5)

Students' Rights As Citizens

255

(4)

Students' Rights and Responsibilities in School

259

(1)

Relevant Research: Student Dress Codes: Multiple Perspectives

260

(5)

Case Study: School Discipline versus Students' Privacy

265

(2)

Global Perspectives: Legal Aspects of Education in Other Countries

267

(1)

Summary and Implications

267

(2)

Discussion Questions

269

(1)

Journal Entries

269

(1)

Portfolio Development

270

(1)

School-Based Experiences

270

(1)

Web Sites

270

(1)

Notes

271

(1)

Bibliography

271

(1)

part IV HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

272

(84)

Viewing Education Through Historical Lenses

273

(1)

Antecedents of American Education

274

(20)

The Beginnings of Education(to A. D. 476)

276

(1)

Aboriginal Education

276

(1)

Global Perspectives: Educational Ideas Borrowed from around the World

277

(2)

Eastern Education

277

(1)

Greek Education

278

(1)

Relevant Research: Students' Knowledge of the Past

279

(3)

Roman Education

281

(1)

Education in the Middle Age (476-1300)

282

(2)

The Dark Ages (400-1000)

282

(1)

The Revival of Learning

283

(1)

Professional Dilemma: Can a Knowledge of History Help Improve Multicultural Education?

284

(1)

Education in Transition (1300-1700)

285

(2)

The Renaissance

285

(1)

The Reformation

285

(2)

Modern Period (1700-Present)

287

(2)

The Age of Reason

287

(1)

The Emergence of Common Man

288

(1)

Case Study: A Student Teacher and Rousseau

289

(2)

Summary and Implications

291

(1)

Discussion Questions

292

(1)

Journal Entries

292

(1)

Portfolio Development

292

(1)

School-Based Experiences

292

(1)

Web Sites

293

(1)

Notes

293

(1)

Bibliography

293

(1)

Early American Education

294

(32)

Providing Education in the New World

296

(3)

Colonial Education

296

(2)

The Struggle for Universal Elementary Education

298

(1)

Global Perspectives: Educational Transplantation from Europe

299

(3)

The Need for Secondary Schools

300

(1)

Aims of American Education

301

(1)

Relevant Research: Critiquing Historical Resources

302

(3)

History of Federal Involvement

304

(1)

Preparation of Teachers

305

(1)

Global Perspectives: European Beginnings of Teacher Training

305

(9)

Evolution of Teaching Materials

309

(5)

Case Study: Lessons from the Past

314

(1)

Education for Special Populations

315

(4)

Education of African Americans

315

(3)

Education of Women

318

(1)

Global Perspectives: Maria Montessori

319

(2)

Professional Dilemma: Can a Teacher Both Defend and Criticize Past and Present Schools?

321

(2)

Private Education in America

321

(2)

Summary and Implications

323

(1)

Discussion Questions

323

(1)

Journal Entries

323

(1)

Portfolio Development

323

(1)

School-Based Experiences

324

(1)

Web Sites

324

(1)

Notes

324

(1)

Bibliography

325

(1)

Recent Developments in Education 1940-Present

326

(30)

More Students and Bigger Schools

328

(4)

The Rapid Growth of the Educational Enterprise

328

(2)

School District Consolidation

330

(2)

Case Study: The Douglas Country Performance Pay Plan for Teachers

332

(5)

Growth of Programs

332

(5)

A Developing Profession

337

(7)

The Increasing Complexity of the Educational Enterprise

337

(4)

Recent Trends in Education

341

(3)

Global Perspectives: Jean Piaget

344

(1)

Professional Dilemma: How Can the Busy Teacher Keep Up with Historical and Contemporary Research?

345

(2)

Relevant Research: Do We Still Need Public School?

347

(1)

Global Perspectives: Educators' Worldwide Responsibility

348

(1)

Summary and Implications

348

(1)

Discussion Questions

349

(1)

Journal Entries

349

(1)

Portfolio Development

349

(1)

School-Based Experiences

350

(1)

Web Sites

350

(1)

Notes

350

(1)

Bibliography

351

(5)

Appendix 10.1: Important Dates in the History of Western Education

352

(4)

part V PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

356

(78)

Viewing Education Through Philosophical Lenses

357

(1)

Philosophy: The Passion to Understand

358

(26)

Structure and Methodology of Philosophy

360

(5)

The Branches of Philosophy

360

(2)

Thinking As a Philosopher

362

(3)

Professional Dilemma: Should Ethics Be Taught in Public Schools?

365

(1)

Schools of Philosophy and their Influence on Education

366

(1)

Idealism

367

(1)

Relevant Research: Teaching for Critical Thinking

367

(10)

Realism

369

(2)

Pragmatism

371

(2)

Existentialism

373

(1)

Eastern Ways of Knowing

374

(3)

Case Study: Required Student Service: A Form of Slavery?

377

(1)

Global Perspectives: The Fabric of Eastern Ways of Knowing

378

(1)

Native North American Ways of Knowing

378

(1)

Summary and Implications

379

(1)

Discussion Questions

380

(1)

Journal Entries

380

(1)

Portfolio Development

381

(1)

School-Based Experiences

381

(1)

Web Sites

381

(1)

Notes

382

(1)

Bibliography

382

(2)

Educational Theory in American Schools: Philosophy in Action

384

(26)

Authoritarian Educational Theories

388

(7)

Perennialism

388

(2)

Essentialism

390

(2)

Behaviorism

392

(1)

Positivism

393

(2)

Nonauthoritarian Educational Theories

395

(3)

Progressivism

395

(2)

Reconstructionism

397

(1)

Case Study: Authentic School Testing: Values on the Loose

398

(4)

Humanism

400

(2)

Constructivism

402

(1)

Professional Dilemma: Should I Use Homogeneous or Heterogeneous Ability Grouping?

402

(1)

Relevant Research: Developing Authentic Assessments

403

(3)

Global Perspectives: Looking beyond the Boundaries

406

(1)

Summary and Implications

406

(1)

Discussion Questions

407

(1)

Journal Entries

407

(1)

Portfolio Development

407

(1)

School-Based Experiences

408

(1)

Web Sites

408

(1)

Notes

408

(1)

Bibliography

408

(2)

Building An Educational Philosophy

410

(24)

Using Philosophy in the Classroom

413

(3)

Classroom Organization

413

(3)

Relevant Research: The Three C's of Safe Schools: Cooperation, Conflict Resolution, and Civic Values

416

(4)

Motivation

416

(2)

Discipline

418

(2)

Professional Dilemma: Should You Use Authentic Assessments to Grade Students?

420

(4)

Classroom Climate

421

(3)

Using Philosophy beyond the Classroom

424

(4)

Teachers As Change Agents

424

(1)

Teachers As Leaders

425

(3)

Case Study: Helping the Females: A Form of Segregation?

428

(1)

Global Perspectives: The World as Classroom

429

(1)

Summary and Implications

429

(1)

Discussion Questions

430

(1)

Journal Entries

431

(1)

Portfolio Development

431

(1)

School-Based Experiences

431

(1)

Web Sites

431

(1)

Notes

432

(1)

Bibliography

432

(2)

part VI SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES

434

(72)

Viewing Education Through Program Development Lenses

435

(1)

Developing the Curriculum

436

(32)

Understanding the Curriculum

438

(7)

Goals and Aims for Education

438

(2)

Structure of the Curriculum

440

(3)

Students Served by the Curriculum

443

(2)

Curriculum Offerings

445

(5)

General Education

445

(1)

Exploratory Education

446

(2)

Education for Career

448

(2)

Curriculum Alternatives

450

(1)

Effective Schools

450

(1)

Case Study: Family-School Partnerships

451

(3)

Outcomes-Based Education

452

(1)

Early Childhood Programs

453

(1)

Charter Schools

454

(1)

Global Perspectives: The Charter Movement in Sweden

454

(2)

Home-Based Education

455

(1)

Business and Industry Involvement

455

(1)

Professional Dilemma: Well, Here We Go Again!

456

(1)

Ever Occurring Change

456

(1)

Assessing the Magnitude of Change

457

(1)

Curriculum and Student Evaluation

457

(7)

Curriculum Evaluation

458

(2)

Student Evaluation

460

(4)

Relevant Research: Using Assessment to Improve Learning

464

(1)

Summary and Implications

464

(1)

Discussion Questions

465

(1)

Journal Entries

465

(1)

Portfolio Development

465

(1)

School-Based Experiences

466

(1)

Web Sites

466

(1)

Notes

466

(1)

Bibliography

466

(2)

Delivery of Instruction

468

(38)

Organizing Teachers and Space

470

(6)

Graded and Nongraded Schools

471

(2)

Patterns of Elementary, Intermediate, and Secondary Organization

473

(1)

Staffing Arrangements

474

(1)

Teacher Scheduling

475

(1)

Organizing Students

476

(3)

Class Size

476

(1)

Philosophy of Grouping

477

(2)

Instructional Practices

479

(6)

Expected Goals for Learning

479

(1)

Models of Learning

480

(5)

Professional Dilemma: School Program Issues

485

(1)

Using Technology in Instruction

485

(7)

Learning Resource Centers

486

(1)

Television

486

(1)

Videodiscs

487

(1)

Use of Mainframes

487

(1)

Microcomputers

488

(4)

Change, Change, Change

492

(1)

Restructuring Schools

492

(1)

Global Perspectives: Local School Programs in Italy

493

(1)

Transforming Schools

493

(1)

Case Study: School Reform

494

(5)

Relevant Research: Do Magnet Schools Boost Achievement?

499

(2)

Will You Be Ready?

500

(1)

Summary and Implications

501

(1)

Discussion Questions

502

(1)

Journal Entries

502

(1)

Portfolio Development

502

(1)

School-Based Experiences

502

(1)

Web Sites

503

(1)

Notes

503

(1)

Bibliography

503

(3)

Appendix 15.1: Domains of Learning

504

(2)

Glossary

506

(6)

Name Index

512

(5)

Subject Index

517

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