Solving education's problems effectively : a guide to using the case method / Gerard Giordano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giordano, Gerard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Case method.

Education--United States--History.

Education.

Problem solving.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rich in practical information about the history of American education, Solving Education''s Problems Effectively encourages readers to analyze, prioritize, and synthesize historical information by applying it to current situations. Using more than thirty case studies, Giordano suggests solutions to issues that plague educators across the nation-from textbook quality to gender, race, and religion biases. The case studies are accompanied by activities to prompt educators to higher levels of thinking about the problems they face.

Contents:

Teachers: using the past to understand the present

Instruction: selecting reading as the base for education

Learners: helping urban and immigrant students

Learners: demanding opportunities for minority students

Curriculum: promoting quality with textbooks

Learners: dealing with gender and religious biases

Politics: dealing with domestic problems

Politics: responding to war

Politics: reacting to organized labor

Curriculum: promoting quality with tests

Learners: helping students with disabilities.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-222) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-52366-X

9786612523663

1-60709-000-7

OCLC:

320540461