Teachers, Schools, And Society, 8th Edition

Designed for introductory courses in teacher training, this text covers aspects of American education: the realities of teaching, the operation of schools, the fundamentals underlying teaching and schooling, and the debated issues. Topics receiving increased attention in this edition include student diversity, educational inequality, school reform, co-operative learning, and cognitive/constructivist views of teaching and learning. Special attention has also been given to the topic of student diversity.