The Hope for Audacity : Recapturing Optimism and Civility in Education

Terri Jo Swim

ISBN 10: 143311853X / ISBN 13: 9781433118531

Published by Peter Lang, 2012

About this Item

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - For far too long, public education had been under the shadow of terms such as failing schools, achievement gaps, and poor classroom management. While many publications have outlined these issues, the goal of this book is not to resonate despair but to illuminate our hopes and dreams for public education. For the authors of this book, having the audacity to hope for better public education means trusting teachers and children to engage in intellectual endeavors that advocate for the development of the whole person and active participation in a democratic community. This book will be a great resource for pre-service and in-service teachers, professors, administrators, and policy-makers in exploring a new pathway for educational reform.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hope for Audacity : Recapturing Optimism and Civility in Education
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 143311853X
• ISBN 13: 9781433118531
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 231W x 155H x 15D millimeters 231 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 434 grams

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Synopsis

For far too long, public education had been under the shadow of terms such as failing schools, achievement gaps, and poor classroom management. While many publications have outlined these issues, the goal of this book is not to resonate despair but to illuminate our hopes and dreams for public education. For the authors of this book, having the audacity to hope for better public education means trusting teachers and children to engage in intellectual endeavors that advocate for the development of the whole person and active participation in a democratic community. This book will be a great resource for pre-service and in-service teachers, professors, administrators, and policy-makers in exploring a new pathway for educational reform.

About the Author

Terri Jo Swim received her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is the co-author of several publications, including Infants and Toddlers: Curriculum and Teaching (7th edition).
Keith Howard earned his PhD from the University of Southern California. He is Assistant Professor of Secondary Education at Chapman University, Orange, California. He has published articles in Middle Grades Research Journal and New Hampshire Journal of Education.
Il-Hee Kim obtained his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Public Policy at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana. His research has been published in major journals, including American Educational Research Journal, Discourse Processes, Reading Research Quarterly, and Journal of the Learning Sciences.