TY - BOOK AU - Ellis, Arthur K. AU - Cogan, John J. AU - Howey, Kenneth R. TI - Introduction to the foundations of education SN - 134841050 AV - LA 11 .E45 1981 PY - 1981/// CY - Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey PB - Prentice-Hall KW - EDUCATION N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Teaching: The Personal choice -- 2. Teaching: The Profession -- 3. Education and Schooling -- 4. Development of educational thought: philosophical perspectives -- 5. Historical perspective: education in the old world -- 6. Historical perspective: education in America -- 7. Society expectations: the challenge to education -- 8. Contemporary schooling patterns -- 9. Political dimensions of schooling: federal state, and local -- 10. Finance:; who pays the bills? -- 11. Contemporary issues in schooling -- 12. Multicultural education -- 13. Accountability: how well are we doing? -- 14.Forces influencing the curriculum: who decides what is taught -- 15. Curriculum: purpose, patterns, and technology -- 16. Future directions ER -