Social Foundations for Becoming a Teacher

• Author(s): Forrest W. Parkay,
• Publisher: Pearson A and B
• Pages: 292
• ISBN_10: 0205424228
  ISBN_13: 9780205424221
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / General , Education / Teaching / General , Education / Counseling / Career Development , Education / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects , Education / Professional Development , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... Social Foundations for Becoming a Teacher fosters awareness of social trends, issues, and forces that influence teachers in today's high-stakes environment of education. Based on the successful introductory text Becoming a Teacher, this breakout text focuses on the sociological issues related to schools, communities, and teaching. Ideal for use in any pre-professional teaching course, Social Foundations for Becoming a Teacher offers a practical, readable overview of such topics as teachers' working conditions, school culture, diversity, and ethnicity, and social realities in American schools.