Exploring Education : An Introduction to the Foundations of Education

Alan R. (Rutgers University Sadovnik

ISBN 10: 1138222151 / ISBN 13: 9781138222151

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Okt 2017, 2017

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Neuware - 'Fourth edition published by Routledge 2013'--T.p. verso.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploring Education : An Introduction to the Foundations of Education
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Okt 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138222151
• ISBN 13: 9781138222151
• Binding: Buch
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 254W x 178H x 0D millimeters 254 millimeters width by 178 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1224 grams

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Synopsis

This much-anticipated fifth edition of Exploring Education offers an alternative to traditional foundations texts by combining a point-of-view analysis with primary source readings. Pre- and in-service teachers will find a solid introduction to the foundations disciplines -- history, philosophy, politics, and sociology of education -- and their application to educational issues, including school organization and teaching, curriculum and pedagogic practices, education and inequality, and school reform and improvement. This edition features substantive updates, including additions to the discussion of neo-liberal educational policy, recent debates about teacher diversity, updated data and research, and new selections of historical and contemporary readings.

At a time when foundations of education are marginalized in many teacher education programs and teacher education reform pushes scripted approaches to curriculum and instruction, Exploring Education helps teachers to think critically about the "what" and "why" behind the most pressing issues in contemporary education.

About the Author

Alan R. Sadovnik is Board of Governors Distinguised Service Professor of Education, Sociology, and Public Administration and Affairs at Rutgers University-Newark, USA.

Peter W. Cookson, Jr. is a Senior Researcher at the Learning Policy Institute Palo Alto California and Washington DC, and teaches in the Sociology Department at Georgetown University, USA.

Susan F. Semel is Professor of Education at the City College of New York, USA and Professor of Urban Education at the City University of New York Graduate Center, USA.

Ryan W. Coughlan is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Guttman Community College, CUNY, USA.