Nicholas Burbules, David T Hansen

Teaching And Its Predicaments

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This collection of essays tackles the complex challenges the field of teaching presents today. The book offers candid analysis of the difficulties and trade-offs inherent in teaching practice, while suggesting ways to productively address a given conflict. Collectively, contributors speak honestly to the realities of teaching without downplaying the ideals that initially draw teachers into education.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 149mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 259g
• ISBN-13: 9780813328645
• ISBN-10: 0813328640
• Artikelnr.: 21327641

Autorenporträt

Nicholas C. Burbules is professor of educational policy studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign and currently serves as editor of Educational Theory. David T. Hansen is associate professor in the College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Inhaltsangabe

"Acknowledgments
Introduction
Reforms That Call for Teaching More Than You Understand
Must We Motivate?
Teaching by the Numbers
Teaching and the Tragic Sense of Education
The Problems of Teacher-Student Relationships in Troubled Times
Predicaments in Curriculum Deliberation
The Complexities of Portfolio Assessment
Understanding and Managing Classroom Dilemmas in the Service of Good Teaching
Being a Good Influence
About the Book
About the Editors and Contributors
Index"