Teaching Today: An Introduction to Education

Teaching Today: An Introduction to Education

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An introduction to the field of education designed to motivate novice teachers and encourage them to be more reflective, analytical, and self-aware.  The book focuses on the four main aspects of teaching:  <P> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left">                                                                                                </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left">·        General characteristics</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left">·        The varied needs of today’s learners  </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left">·        Approaches to management, teaching, and assessment</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left">·        The influences of technology, philosophy, sociology, and history on today’s teachers</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=left text-align="left">The text shows the present day reality of teaching in this age of economic reform.  It strives to help teachers to record their growth towards becoming a certified teacher through the <I>Initial Development Portfolio</I> feature.  Organized into three parts, <I>The Changing Profession, Working with Students</I>, and <I>Forces Shaping Educational Policies and Practices,</I> this revised edition continues to help both undergraduate and graduate students develop a broad understanding of the complex world of education.</P>