Description: I. TEACHING AS A CAREER. 1. Becoming a Teacher. 2. Teaching as a Profession. II. SCHOOLS IN AMERICAN AND OTHER SOCIETIES. 3. The Framework of Our Multicultural Nation. 4. Coming of Age: Education in the Twentieth Century. 5. Schools in Our Global Community. III. PHILOSOPHY IN THE CLASSROOM. 6. Putting Philosophy to Work in Culturally Diverse Classrooms. 7. Learning and Teaching in the Classroom. IV. EDUCATIONAL GOVERNANCE, ORGANIZATION, AND FUNDING. 8. The Organization of Schools and How They Are Governed. 9. Teachers and Students as Citizens: Rights and Responsibilities. 10. Educating Children Takes Money: Financing Schools. V. THE WORLDS IN WHICH CHILDREN LIVE. 11. The Child's World Beyond the Classroom. 12. The Child's World of the Classroom. VI. EFFECTIVE CLASSROOMS, PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS. 13. Educational Reform and Effective Classrooms. 14. Joining the Profession. Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography.

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