Teaching for Understanding: Linking Research with Practice

379 pp., xviii. Stated: "First Edition" with '1' in number line. Following the Editor's "Introduction: The Importance of Understanding", Contents divided into 4 Parts: Part One: FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING FOR UNDERSTANDING (1) Vito Perrone, "Why Do We Need a Pedagogy of Understanding?'; (2) David Perkins, "What is Understanding?"; Part Two: TEACHING FOR UNDERSTANDING IN THE CLASSROOM (3) Martha Stone Wiske, "What Is Teaching for Understanding?"; (4) Martha Stone Wiske, Karen Hammerness, Daniel Gray Wilson, "How Do Teachers Learn to Teach for Understanding?'; (5) Ron Richhart, Martha Stone Wiske with Eric Buchovecky, Lois Hetland, "How Does Teaching for Understanding Look in Practice?"; Part Three: STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING IN THE CLASSROOM (6) Veronica Boix Mansilla, Howard Gardner, "What Are the Qualities of Understanding?'; (7) Lois Hetland, Karen Hammerness, Chris Unger, Daniel Gray Wilson, "How Do Students Demonstrate Understanding?"; (8) Karen Hammerness, Rosario Jaramillo, Chris Unger, Daniel Gray Wilson, "What Do Students in Teaching for UnderstandingClassrooms Understand?"; (9) Chris Unger, Daniel Gray Wilson, with Rosario Jaramillo, and Roger Dempsey, "What Do Students Think About Understanding?"; (10) Vito Perrone, "How Can We Prepare New Teachers?" ; (11) Martha Stone Wiske, Lois Hetland, Eric Buchovecky, "How Can Teaching for Understanding Be Extended in Schools?"; Howard Gardner, "Conclusion: Melding Progressive and Traditional Perspectives"; 351-373; Index, pp. 375-379. Dark green boards with purple cloth spine and brilliant gilt lettering on spine and Publisher's logo at lower right front cover. Glossy cream dustwrapper not price-clipped (no price) with Dark Purple spine for whiteTitle lettering; Dark Purple Title lettering on middle front cover; 1/2" dark green Author box for yellow name lettering across top front cover. Slight stretch of binding between first and second sewn signatures (essentially nugatory), else unqualifiedly tight, As New: NO rubbing wear; sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Arguably, still Gift-Giving Quality.…