Conversations with Educational Leaders

Contemporary Viewpoints on Education in America

AvAnne Turnbaugh Lockwood

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

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Educational leaders speak out in their own words—stimulating, accessible, provocative—on contemporary and controversial topics that range from differing attitudes on diversity to the debate over character education to arguments about education reform.Award-winning writer Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood interviews nationally-known leaders in a new genre of conversations about key issues in education that inform the contemporary debate and the general reader. Topics range from the current debate over character education to multicultural education and from multiple intelligences to national standards. Those interviewed include Patricia K. Anderson, Michael W. Apple, Roland S. Barth, Gloria Ladson-Billings, B. Bradford Brown, Kathleen Densmore, Anne Fairbrother, Lily Wong Fillmore, Howard Gardner, Thomas R. Hoerr, Herbert M. Kliebard, Thomas Lickona, Alan L. Lockwood, Fred M. Newmann, Kent D. Peterson, Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Joseph S. Renzulli, Thomas A. Romberg, Kevin Ryan, Mara Sapon-Shevin, Christine E. Sleeter, Theodore R. Sizer, Wayne J. Urban, and Dennis R. Williams. Considered are violence; values; youth culture; cultural diversity in language, race, and ability; professionalism; leadership; the role of teacher unions; and broad perspectives on the status and history of educational reform in the United States.

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Utgivningsdatum:1997-03-20
Mått:149 x 226 x 15 mm
Vikt:372 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series, Frontiers in Education
Antal sidor:254
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791432884

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Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin—Madison and is Senior Writer/Policy Analyst for the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. Her work has been recognized by the American Educational Research Association Interpretive Scholarship Award and by the University of Wisconsin's School of Education.

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"I liked the effective weaving of the quotes, paraphrasing and commentary by Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood, coupled with her good writing style. The readings will be useful for a wide variety of classes—classes in teacher education; ethics in education; history of, sociology of, and foundations of education." — Kofi Lomotey, Louisiana State University

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Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Troubled Times: Violence, Values, and Youth Culture Overview of Part I Deborah Prothrow-Stith: Schools as Safe Havens Kevin Ryan: The Quest for Truth and Justice Thomas Lickona: The Promulgation of Virtue Alan L. Lockwood: The Current Incarnation of Character B. Bradford Brown: Who Adolescents Really Are Part II. Dealing with Difference: Race, Culture, and Ability Overview of Part II Christine E. Sleeter: Understanding and Embracing Multicultural Education Gloria Ladson-Billings: Culturally Relevant Teaching in Action Lily Wong Fillmore: Our Common Culture, Our Ambivalence Anne Fairbrother: A Voyage of Discovery Joseph S. Renzulli: Providing Enrichment for All Students Mara Sapon-Shevin: What's Good for the Gifted Is Good for All Howard Gardner: Educating for Understanding Thomas R. Hoerr: One School's Application of Multiple Intelligences Theory Part III. "You Can't Lead Where You Won't Go": Professionalism, Unions, and Leadership Overview of Part III Roland S. Barth: Professionalism and School Leaders Kathleen Densmore: Democratize, Don't Professionalize Wayne J. Urban: Teacher Unions, History, and Professionalization Kent D. Peterson: The Real World of School Leaders Patricia K. Anderson: Reflections on Professionalism and Leadership Part IV. Change and Constancy: Commentaries on Educational Reform Overview of Part IV Herbert M. Kliebard: The Supreme Context of Reform Michael W. Apple: Privatization and the Common Good Thomas A. Romberg: Mathematics for All Fred M. Newmann: Restructuring for Authenticity Theodore R. Sizer: The Constancy of Change Dennis R. Williams: An Illustration of Reform Afterword Bibliography Author Note Index