Exploring teaching : an introduction to education /
Richard I. Arends, Nancy E. Winitzky, and Margaret D. Tannenbaum.
- Second Edition.
- Dubuque : McGraw Hill Education, c2001.
- xxv, 624 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. The World and Work of Teacher -- Chapter 2. The Effective Teacher -- Chapter 3. Defining a Philosophy of Education -- PART II. TEACHERS AND THEIR CLASSROOMS -- Chapter 4. Classrooms -- Chapter 5. Students -- Chapter 6. Instruction and Management -- PART III. AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND THEIR CURRICULA --Chapter 7. Schools Organization, Culture and Effectiveness --Chapter 8. Curriculum -- PART IV. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL AND SOCIETY -- Chapter 9. School and Society -- Chapter 10. School Governance and Finance -- Chapter 11. Legal Foundations of Education and Teaching -- PART V. THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF TEACHING -- Chapter 12. Becoming a Professional Teacher -- Chapter 13. Ethical Dimensions of Teaching.
This text is intended as a basic text for students taking courses commonly labeled introduction to education. A variety of other course titles - Foundations of Education, Introduction to teaching, Analysis of Teaching- are sometimes used.