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American Education | 
 enlarge | Author: Joel Spring
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 874005
Media: Paperback
Edition: 9th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0072295694
Dewey Decimal Number: 370.973
EAN: 9780072295696
ASIN: 0072295694
Publication Date: August 9, 1999
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Product Description
American Education---now in its ninth edition---continues its mission of providing a fresh, concise, and up-to-date introduction to the historical, political, social, and legal foundations of education and to the profession of teaching. Organized by topic, the text integrates historical, sociological and philosophical questions throughout. Like previous editions, this one is notable for the way it challenges students and engages them in analysis and critical thinking about the role and purposes of schooling in American society. Revised every two years in order to guarantee current analysis of the very latest developments in today's educational issues, American Education's critical and broad scope makes it an ideal text for beginning and advanced study of today's schools. Clear, concise, and authoritative compact and affordable, too with scholarship that is often cited as a primary source, American Education brings up-to-date information and challenging perspectives to teacher educators' classrooms. All chapters were updated and the following new sections were added: Education, Income, Social Class and Race in the Global Economy; Issues About Human Capitalism; Current Issues in Teacher Education; Race and Social Class; The Economics of Racism; Defining Racism; The Changing Color of the United States; Race, Social Class, and Equal Educational Opportunities; Teaching About Racism; The Failure of Desegregation; Inclusion; Teachers Resist the Call for Inclusion; Immigrant Languages; Immigrants and Teachers; Home Schooling; and Student Violence and Federal Action: A Case Study.
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 Excellent analysis of the US education system May 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a private college text, shared with the whole family, in addition to its use in the classroom. With the exception of some odd attributions to working class people (who are said to "act powerless" and view attempts at negotiations by children as 'sassing' or 'talking back'), possibly a misinterpretation of Annette Lareau's words, this working class family has enjoyed the book tremendously. The book offers the depth of insight necessary to anyone who teaches now or is planning on going into teaching.
 The good and the bad February 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a pretty good book for what its worth. I needed it for a class so its not like I had a choice to buy it. The writer has some interesting takes on things and I dont agree with everything he says. He does use a lot of charts and statistics which is helpful at times and other times just gets to be annoying. I like the book because it is not hard to understand and most of the time the writers writing flows pretty well.
 Good Stuff! September 18, 2007
This book is a very dense read, but it was required for my EDF 475 class... so I needed nonetheless. Once you get past the way the text is written, it's really not so bad.
American Education August 1, 2007
This book helped me learn a little more about American Education and some of its "ins and outs".
I was surprised by the things I thought were true that were not. It is a great book for a student of Education (graduate students usually are required to read it at some point)
grad student July 20, 2007
Very useful text for my graduate level course. Up-to-date information throughout the book, as well as historical aspects of education.
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