Foundations of American Education

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Book text features and benefits include:

• Discussion of a variety of technologies that enhance learning, including handheld devices, computer-based tutoring programs, and real-time satellite data. These powerful learning experiences are integrated throughout the book and emphasized in Chapter 12.

• Educational trends related to each chapter topic in the text’s Looking Ahead sections at the ends of chapters.

• Connection between chapter content to issues being discussed by educators and the public today in theEducation in the News feature. Each chapter opens with a current news article.

• A more realistic understanding of the problems faced by teachers in today’s classrooms through the book’s Professional Dilemma features that focus on typical classrooms.

• Exposure to real classroom situations through the text’s Teacher Perspectives feature in which real educators debate topics of importance.

• A glimpse of education around the world in the Global Perspectives feature, to help students understand and compare U.S. education to other countries.

• Opportunities to pause and reflect on chapter content—and how it relates to real experiences—in the Journal for Reflection features in each chapter.

• An informative look at diversity in every chapter, through discussions with marginal icons identifying where the discussions occur. Reflect on Diversity features show how diversity influences teaching and provide questions for better understanding of the examples.

• NEW: Developments and issues in education today, including:

  • The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

  • Recent technological advancements.

  • Social media in education.

  • The impact of immigration on schools.

  • The effect of economic stress on children and youth.

• UPDATED: Up-to-date coverage of practical teaching issues such as current teacher employment information and teacher certification requirements. 

• Learning Outcomes—The major sections in each chapter are aligned with measureable learning outcomes that are, in turn, aligned with InTASC standards, which have guided the development of state and national standards for the preparation of teachers.

• Teaching in Challenging Times—Students are presented with a professional dilemma they could face and are then asked to answer “What are my challenges?” allowing them to reflect on their responses to the dilemma or discuss them in small groups or with the entire class.

• School-Based Observation Activities—This end-of-chapter activity invites students to apply chapter content through focused observations. Students have a chance to connect to the schools and classrooms in which they will teach.

• Portfolio Development Activities—Students are encouraged to create artifacts for their teaching portfolio.

• Differing Perspectives—Students read about the opposing sides of an educational issue and are directed to determine their stance on these important topics.

• Web Solutions—These features at the end of each chapter direct students to the Internet for additional resources relevant to the hot topics in the chapter.

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For courses in Foundations of Education and Introduction to Teaching.

 

Focuses on becoming an effective teacher in challenging times.

Education constantly changes–and teachers need to continue learning through professional development and educational research to improve their performance in tomorrow’s classrooms. Foundations of American Education addresses the realities and challenges of teaching head on. With many new references and an emphasis on emerging trends that are impacting our schools, such as the Common Core Standards, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and social and global networking, this text encourages students to embrace new methods of instruction. Concepts are explored through current discussions of theory and practice in such critical areas as advocacy, legislation, and the current social, political, and economic climate.

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For courses in Foundations of Education and Introduction to Teaching.

Focuses on becoming an effective teacher in challenging times.

 

Education constantly changes—and those considering working in the field of education or wanting to know more about it need to learn about the foundations of education as well as the importance of continual learning through professional development and educational research. Foundations of American Education acknowledges the realities that teachers face daily, including the fast-paced world of information that influences today’s students and schools. With many new references and an emphasis on emerging trends that are impacting our schools, such as state and national standards, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and social and global networking, this text invites students to become familiar with education and teaching today in only 13 chapters. Concepts are explored through current discussions of theory and practice in such critical areas as advocacy, legislation, and the current social, political, and economic climate.

Also available with the Enhanced Pearson eText

The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with embedded videos, video-based exercises and self-check quizzes. The Enhanced Pearson eText is also available without a print version of the textbook.

 

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Education constantly changes–and those considering working in the field of education or wanting to know more about it need to learn about the foundations of education as well as the importance of continual learning through professional development and educational research. Foundations of American Education acknowledges the realities that teachers face daily, including the fast-paced world of information that influences today’s students and schools. With many new references and an emphasis on emerging trends that are impacting our schools, such as state and national standards, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and social and global networking, this text invites students to embrace new methods of instruction. Concepts are explored through current discussions of theory and practice in such critical areas as advocacy, legislation, and the current social, political, and economic climate.

This title is also available with Enhanced Pearson eText. 

Invigorate learning with the Enhanced Pearson eText

The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with embedded videos, video-based exercises and self-check quizzes. The Enhanced Pearson eText is also available without a print version of the textbook.

JAMES A. JOHNSON, professor emeritus of education at Northern Illinois University, has been an educator for more than 35 years, serving as a public school teacher, teacher educator, university administrator, researcher, national/international consultant and speaker, and strong education advocate. He is a life member of, and active participant in, many professional associations, has been the lead author of all editions of this Foundations of American Education textbook, as well as the author or coauthor of more than a dozen other college textbooks and scores of professional articles in various professional journals.

 

DIANN MUSIAL is professor emerita in the Foundations of Education and Northern Illinois University Distinguished Teaching professor. Currently, she is field coordinator for educational internships with Great Basin College and a member of Research and Doctoral Processes with Capella University. Diann has taught middle school science and mathematics in Chicago, Illinois, served as principal of an Individually Guided Education elementary school, and worked in industry as director of training. She has directed more than 20 state and federally funded staff development grants, developed countless performance assessments and test item banks, coauthored Integrating Science with Mathematics and Literacy: New Visions for Learning and Assessment and Foundations for Meaningful Educational Assessment.

 

GENE E. HALL, professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, began his academic career as a teacher education program faculty team member at the national R&D Center for Teacher Education, The University of Texas at Austin. The faculty team was charged with developing an experimental teacher education program, the Personalized Teacher Education Program. Following more than a decade at UTA, he became a faculty member at the University of Florida, then the University of Northern Colorado, and currently the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has twice served as the dean of a college of education. His research has always centered on studies of the change process in schools and business settings. He is the lead architect of the Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM), which is one of the major perspectives for understanding, facilitating, and evaluating change initiatives. He also has a continuing role in teacher education.

 

DONNA M. GOLLNICK is the Chief Academic Officer at TEACH-NOW, an online postbaccalaureate program for the preparation of teachers. She previously managed accreditation at the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and was a member of the administrative team that created its successor, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Donna is coauthor with Philip Chinn of the textbook Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society (Pearson, tenth edition, 2017). She is also a coauthor of Introduction to Teaching: Making a Difference in Student Learning. Donna is a past president of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) and has received Distinguished Alumni Awards from Purdue University and the University of Southern California. She was also honored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) as an “Advocate for Justice.”

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

Key content changes include:

• Coverage of new developments and issues in education today, including:

  • The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

  • Recent technological advancements.

  • Social media in education.

  • The impact of immigration on schools.

  • The effect of economic stress on children and youth.

• Up-to-date coverage of practical teaching issues such as current teacher employment information and teacher certification requirements. 

• Learning Outcomes–The major sections in each chapter are aligned with measureable learning outcomes that are, in turn, aligned with InTASC standards, which have guided the development of state and national standards for the preparation of teachers.

• Teaching in Challenging Times–Students are presented with a professional dilemma they could face and are then asked to answer “What are my challenges?” allowing them to reflect on their responses to the dilemma or discuss them in small groups or with the entire class.

• School-Based Observation Activities–This end-of-chapter activity invites students to apply chapter content through focused observations. Students have a chance to connect to the schools and classrooms in which they will teach.

• Portfolio Development Activities–Students are encouraged to create artifacts for their teaching portfolio.

• Differing Perspectives–Students read about the opposing sides of an educational issue and are directed to determine their stance on these important topics.

• Web Solutions–These features at the end of each chapter direct students to the Internet for additional resources relevant to the hot topics in the chapter.

Also available with the Enhanced Pearson eText