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Teaching in America » (5th Edition)

Book cover image of Teaching in America by George S. Morrison

Authors: George S. Morrison
ISBN-13: 9780205642670, ISBN-10: 0205642675
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: June 2008
Edition: 5th Edition

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Author Biography: George S. Morrison

Book Synopsis

Teaching in America, 5/e, is a hands-on, practical text that provides preservice teachers with comprehensive and current information about teaching in today’s diverse American classrooms.

The Fifth Edition promises to be the most dynamic and practical to date. With a complete redesign; a host of new research, features, and exercises; as well as a new feature box designed specifically to show pre-service teachers how use observation effectively, this text is sure to draw attention beyond its steady and loyal base. Its “working-text” style continues to provide preservice teachers with extensive opportunities to interact with the text while establishing both the foundations of American education and a clear picture of the realities of contemporary teaching. Its increased emphasis on accountability woven throughout the text and the marginal references to INTASC standards raise the readers’ awareness of key initiatives in education in the 21st century.

Table of Contents

Ch. 1What Being a Teacher Means3
Ch. 2Teaching as a Profession43
Ch. 3How Schools Are Organized and Linked to Society87
Ch. 4Teaching and Learning in Multicultural/Multilingual Schools125
Ch. 5Teaching Students with Special Needs and Students at Risk165
Ch. 6Partners in Teaching: Families and the Community203
Ch. 7Political and Economic Influences on American Education239
Ch. 8The Legal Basis for Education and School Law283
Ch. 9Historical Influences on Teaching and Learning in America329
Ch. 10Philosophies of Education and Teaching373
Ch. 11Theories of Learning411
Ch. 12Curriculum and Instruction447
Ch. 13Your First Year as a Teacher481

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