a ISBN 978-04-15808620 (hardback-)

a ISBN 0-415-808626 (hardback-)

a ISBN 978-04-15808613 (paperback-)

a ISBN 0-415-808618 (paperback-)

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number LA217.2

b Item number .S23 2013

a Dewey Classification 370.973

a Personal name Sadovnik, Alan R.

a Title Exploring education :

b Remainder of title an introduction to the foundations of education /

c Statement of responsibility, etc by Alan R. Sadovnik, Peter W. Cookson, Jr. and Susan F. Semel.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Routledge,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2013.

a Extent xi, 643 p. :

b Other physical details ill. ;

c Dimensions 26 cm.

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.

a Formatted contents note The limits and promises of education : toward reflective practitioners -- The politics of education : conservative, liberal, and radical perspectives -- The history of education -- The sociology of education -- The philosophy of education and its significance for teachers -- Schools as organizations and teacher professionalization -- Curriculum, pedagogy, and the transmission of knowledge -- Equality of opportunity and educational outcomes -- Explanations of educational inequality -- Educational reform and school impovement.

a Summary, etc "This much-anticipated fourth edition of Exploring Education offers an alternative to traditional foundations texts by combining a point-of-view analysis with primary source readings. Pre- and in-service teachers will find a solid introduction to the foundations disciplines--history, philosophy, politics, and sociology of education--and their application to educational issues, including school organization and teaching, curriculum and pedagogic practices, education and inequality, and school reform and improvement. This edition features substantive updates, including the addition of discussion on the neo-liberal educational policy and recent debates about teacher evaluation, updated data and research, and new readings by leading researchers, such as Diane Ravitch, Robert Dreeben, Pedro Noguera and Helen F. Ladd.At a time when foundations of education are marginalized in many teacher education programs and teacher education reform pushes scripted approaches to curriculum and instruction, Exploring Education helps teachers to think critically about the "what" and "why" behind the most pressing issues in contemporary education. "

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Education

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Educational sociology

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Education

a Personal name Cookson, Peter W

a Personal name Semel, Susan F.,

d Dates associated with a name 1941-