Introduction to the Foundations of Education presents the foundations of education material and has perspective on the primary issues that affect schools and education today.
Contents
Orientation to Teaching
On Becoming a Teacher
- Why Become a Teacher
- What are the Characteristics of the Ideal Teacher?
- The Discipline of Teaching
- Items That Cause Teachers Stress
- The First Year
- California
- Teacher Incentives
- Teacher Empowerment
Trends in the Teaching Profession
- Professional Growth Programs
- The Finacial Rewards for Teachers
- Teacher Supply and Demand
Sociology and Education
Social Problems and the School's Responses: Direct-Impact Issues
- Impact of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Responses to Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Impact of Delinquency and Crime
- Responses to Delinquency and Crime
- Impact of Racial Prejudice, Racism, and Segregation
- Responses to Desegregation
- Impact of Child Abuse
- Response to Child Abuse
- Impact of Adolescent Suicides
- Responses to Potential Suicide Victims
Social Problems and the School's Responses: Indirect-Impact Issues
- Impact of the Economic System and the Poverty Cycle
- Responses to the Impact of Our Economic System
- Impact of the Communications Media
- Responses to the Media
- Impact of the Women's Rights Movement
- Response to Women's Movement
- Impact of Our Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Society
- Responses to Cultural and Ethnic Issues
The History of Education
Orgins of Educational Thought
- The Development of Written Language
- The Printing Pres (Fifteenth Century)
- Contributions of the Greeks
- Contributions of the Romans
- The Middle Ages (480-1350)
- The Renaissance (Fourteenth to Seventeenth Centuries)
- The Reformation (Sixteenth Century)
- The Development of Science and Reason
Colonial and Federal Developments in Education
- Colonial Developments in Education
- Federal Developments in Education
- Background of the Brown Decision
Private and Public Schooling in America
- Private Schooling in America
- Public Schooling in America
The Philosophy of Education
Traditional Philosophies
- Why Study Philosophy?
- The Language of Philosophy
- Pure Philosophies
Educational Philosophies
- Perennialism
- Essentialism
- Progressivism
- Reconstructionism
- An Eclectic Philosophy
- Can Philosophy Make a Difference?
The School Curriculum
Teachers and the Cirriculum
- How Should One Define the Curriculum?
- What Are Some Historical Perspectives on the Curriculum?
- What Should the Aims of the Cirriculum Be?
- What Should Be Included in the Curriculum?
- What Is the Hidden Curriculum?
- What Are Some Organizational and Structural Decisions That Influence the Curriculum?
- What Psychological Factors of Children Affect the Curriculum?
- How Do Parents Influence Their Child's Perception of the Curriculum?
- What Should Beginning Teachers Know About Learing Disabilities?
- How Does One Evaluate the Curriculum?
Waves of Reform, Effective Schools, and Technology in Education
- The First Wave of Reforms
- The Second Wave of Reforms
- Effective Schools
- Computers and Technology
Legal Elements of Education
Teachers' Legal Rights and Responsibilities
- The American Court System
- Teacher Certification
- Teachers' Contracts
- Other Rights of Teachers
- Control of Students
- Tort Liability of Teachers
Control and Governance of Education
Local and State Governance and Control of Education
- State Government of Education
- Local Governance of Education
Federal Governance and Control of Education
- The U. S. Constitution and Education
- The U. S. Congress and Education
- The U. S. Department of Education and the U. S. Secretary of Education
- The Federal Courts' Influence on Education
- Who Should Control the Public Schools?
- The Influence of Special-Interest Groups on Educational Governance
- Governance and Control of Private of Parochial School
- Conclusions About Governance and Control
Financing Education
Local and State Financing of Education
- State Support
- Local Support
Federal Support of Education
- Federal Aid to Schools
- The Courts and Educational Finance
- Possible Solutions to Problems in School Finance
Educational Organizations
Educational Organizations
- The Purpose of Teachers' Organizations
- Why Belong to a Teachers' Organization?
- How Effective Are Teachers' Organization?
- A Brief History of Two Major Teachers' Organizations
- Differences and Similarities Between the AFT and the NEA
- The Collective Bargaining Process
- The Agency Shop
- The Political Action Committee (PAC)
- Special Professional Organizaions
Appendix
Index
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