Maike Ingrid Philipsen is Professor of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. Hillary Parkhouse is Associate Professor of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.

Philipson and Parkhouse’s Foundations of Education prepares teachers to face the immediacy of teaching with a deep understanding—that an everyday, localized decision is interpolated in contexts far beyond the classroom. This excellent book enables a teacher to act with intellectual sophistication to prepare students for a rapidly changing world.

• PrefaceHow To Use This Book1. Teaching as a Profession 2. School Governance and Control 3. Social Class and Education 4. Race, Ethnicity, and Education 5. Immigration, Language, and Education 6. Gender and Education 7. Education of People with DisabilitiesConclusion ReferencesIndex

Maike Ingrid Philipsen is Professor of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. Hillary Parkhouse is Associate Professor of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.

Philipson and Parkhouse’s Foundations of Education prepares teachers to face the immediacy of teaching with a deep understanding—that an everyday, localized decision is interpolated in contexts far beyond the classroom. This excellent book enables a teacher to act with intellectual sophistication to prepare students for a rapidly changing world.

• PrefaceHow To Use This Book1. Teaching as a Profession 2. School Governance and Control 3. Social Class and Education 4. Race, Ethnicity, and Education 5. Immigration, Language, and Education 6. Gender and Education 7. Education of People with DisabilitiesConclusion ReferencesIndex

Maike Ingrid Philipsen is Professor of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. Hillary Parkhouse is Associate Professor of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.

Philipson and Parkhouse’s Foundations of Education prepares teachers to face the immediacy of teaching with a deep understanding—that an everyday, localized decision is interpolated in contexts far beyond the classroom. This excellent book enables a teacher to act with intellectual sophistication to prepare students for a rapidly changing world.

• PrefaceHow To Use This Book1. Teaching as a Profession 2. School Governance and Control 3. Social Class and Education 4. Race, Ethnicity, and Education 5. Immigration, Language, and Education 6. Gender and Education 7. Education of People with DisabilitiesConclusion ReferencesIndex