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Solving Education's Problems Effectively

A Guide to Using the Case Method
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 2009

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.



Bibliographic data

Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-1-57886-998-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-60709-000-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
240
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Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. List of Tables No access
    3. Preface No access
  1. Chapter 01. Teachers: Using the Past to Understand the Present No access Pages 1 - 24
  2. Chapter 02. Instruction: Selecting Reading as the Base for Education No access Pages 25 - 44
  3. Chapter 03. Learners: Helping Urban and Immigrant Students No access Pages 45 - 60
  4. Chapter 04. Learners: Demanding Opportunities for Minority Students No access Pages 61 - 76
  5. Chapter 05. Curriculum: Promoting Quality with Textbooks No access Pages 77 - 98
  6. Chapter 06. Learners: Dealing with Gender and Religious Biases No access Pages 99 - 114
  7. Chapter 07. Politics: Dealing with Domestic Problems No access Pages 115 - 132
  8. Chapter 08. Politics: Responding to War No access Pages 133 - 156
  9. Chapter 09. Politics: Reacting to Organized Labor No access Pages 157 - 176
  10. Chapter 10. Curriculum: Promoting Quality with Tests No access Pages 177 - 192
  11. Chapter 11. Learners: Helping Students with Disabilities No access Pages 193 - 212
  12. Epilogue: The Case Method Redux No access Pages 213 - 216
  13. References No access Pages 217 - 222
  14. Author Index No access Pages 223 - 232
  15. Subject Index No access Pages 233 - 238
  16. About the Author No access Pages 239 - 240

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