Author: Michael Fullan
Publisher: Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University
Keywords: fourth, change, educational, meaning, new
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2007-04-01
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0807747653
ISBN-13: 9780807747650

When Michael Fullan published the first edition of this seminal work in 1982, he revolutionized the theory and practice of education reform. Now, a quarter of a century later, his new fourth edition promises to be equally influential for radical reform in the 21st century. Capturing the dilemmas and leading ideas for successful large-scale systemic reform, Fullan bases his text on practical and fundamental work with education systems in several countries. The New Meaning of Educational Change is your definitive compendium to all aspects of the management of educational change-a powerful resour

Author: Renee Hobbs
Publisher: Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University
Keywords: school, literacy, media, series, language, english, reading
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2006-11-01
List price: $23.95
ISBN-10: 0807747386
ISBN-13: 9780807747384

This pioneering book, by one of the founders of the media literacy field, provides the first empirical evidence of the impact of media literacy on the academic achievement of adolescents. It chronicles the practice of high school teachers who prepared their students to critically analyze all aspects of contemporary media culture. To do so, they developed an innovative curriculum that incorporates popular media, television, journalism, film, and new media into the required English curriculum. This book examines the processes they used to design and implement the new curriculum as well as the sp

Author: Peter Smagorinsky
Publisher: Teachers College Pre
Keywords: language, literacy, series, change, decades, composition, multiple, perspectives, research
Number of Pages: 308
Published: 2005-12-15
List price: $46.00
ISBN-10: 0807746371
ISBN-13: 9780807746370

Covering the period between 1984 and 2003, this authoritative sequel picks up where the earlier volumes (Braddock et al., 1963, and Hillocks, 1986), now classics in the field, left off. It features a broader focus that goes beyond the classroom teaching of writing to include teacher research, second-language writing, rhetoric, home and community literacy, workplace literacy, and histories of writing. Each chapter is written by an expert in the area reviewed and covers both conventional written composition and multimodal forms of composition, including drawing, digital forms, and other relevant

Authors:Robert J. Nash,  Carol Witherell,
Publisher: Teachers College Pre
Keywords: personal, narrative, power, writing, scholarly, liberating
Number of Pages: 178
Published: 2004-10-30
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0807745251
ISBN-13: 9780807745250

In this provocative volume, Robert Nash argues for the validity of an exciting, alternative approach to doing scholarly writing that he calls the "scholarly personal narrative" (SPN). The result of 35 years of supervising student papers, theses, dissertations, and publications, this practical book: ? Provides an alternative to the more conventional modes of qualitative and quantitative inquiry currently used in professional training programs, particularly in education. ? Features a very accessible presentation that combines application, rationale, critique, and inspiration?and is itself an exa

Author: Jacqueline Jordan Irvine
Publisher: Teachers College Pre
Keywords: eye, multicultural, education, cultural, seeing, teachers, diversity, educating
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2003-05-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0807743577
ISBN-13: 9780807743577

This study addresses the issues of how culture, race and ethnicity, and social class influence the teaching and learning processes. It provides an analysis of conditions and reforms in education, and offers suggestions and practices for improving educational outcomes for all children.

Authors:Louise Derman-Sparks, Patricia G. Ramsey, Julie Ol
Publisher: Teachers College Pre
Keywords: education, families, childhood, series, children, kids, bias, multicultural, anti
Number of Pages: 187
Published: 2006-03-30
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0807746770
ISBN-13: 9780807746776

In this compelling volume, distinguished educators tackle a frequently asked question about multicultural education: How do I teach about racial and cultural diversity if all my students are white? The authors propose seven learning themes to help young white children resist messages of racism and build identity and skills for thriving in a multicultural country and world. The text includes strategies, resources, and classroom examples for implementing the learning themes in early childhood settings. Taking multicultural education to a new level, this practical guide: * Places the development

Author: Pedro A. Noguera
Publisher: Teachers College Pre
Keywords: education, multicultural, series, new, york, public, promise, schools, american, dream, reclaiming, city
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-10-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 080774381X
ISBN-13: 9780807743812