Overview
Learning to Teach in an Age of Accountability: *introduces research on teaching and engages the "big ideas" concerning teacher research, highlighting what we know and where that leads us;
*offers a rich set of teacher narratives that are organized to widen the angle of vision from biography, to classrooms, schools, and society; and
*includes questions and activities to encourage discussion and further research about the ideas raised; and
*addresses the possibilities for best practice and curricular decision making in light of the issues and ideas presented in the book.
This volume--unique in its portrayal of new teachers' encounters with issues of accountability--makes a singular contribution to the educational literature on new teachers. It is relevant to everyone interested in the contemporary world of teaching, and is particularly appropriate as a text for preservice and in-service students. All readers who believe that the key to a good school lies in attracting and keeping good teachers will find the issues presented here both personally engaging and deeply troubling.
This book title, Learning To Teach in an Age of Accountability, ISBN: 9780805847086, by Arthur T. Costigan, David Milton Gerwin, Karen Kepler Zumwalt, Margaret Smith Crocco, published by Taylor & Francis (July 8, 2004) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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