Thinking about schools : a foundations of education reader / / edited by Eleanor Blair Hilty.

"Designed specifically for students with little or no education background, Thinking About Schools is an essential collection of classic and contemporary readings that provides a complete, balanced overview of educational foundations. Anchored in classic scholarship from the 1960s to today, thi...

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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:xv, 543 p. :; ill.
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245 0 0 |a Thinking about schools  |h [electronic resource] :  |b a foundations of education reader /  |c edited by Eleanor Blair Hilty. 
260 |a Boulder, Colo. :  |b Westview Press,  |c c2011. 
300 |a xv, 543 p. :  |b ill. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a pt. 1. What are the aims and purposes of education? -- pt. 2. What should be the content of the curriculum? -- pt. 3. What are the roles and responsibilities of teacher leaders? -- pt. 4. What are the roles and responsibilities of students? -- pt. 5. What are the issues that impact twenty-first-century schools? 
520 |a "Designed specifically for students with little or no education background, Thinking About Schools is an essential collection of classic and contemporary readings that provides a complete, balanced overview of educational foundations. Anchored in classic scholarship from the 1960s to today, this book also incorporates a number of thought-provoking popular essays that will engage students and encourage critical thinking about vital issues concerning the purpose of education, curriculum content, the roles and responsibilities of students and teachers, and new directions for education in the twenty-first century. In addition to selecting each reading for its impact and accessibility, editor Eleanor Blair Hilty further promotes student comprehension by including introductions, discussion questions, guides to further reading, and related resources for each of the five parts"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
533 |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
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