Gerard Giordano

Solving Education's Problems Effectively (eBook, PDF)

A Guide to Using the Case Method

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781607090007
• Artikelnr.: 39487872

Autorenporträt

Gerard Giordano has been a professor at several universities, including New Mexico State University, Utah State University, and the University of North Florida. He has published more than two dozen books about education.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface: The Case Method Chapter 2 Teachers: Using the Past to
Understand the Present Chapter 3 Instruction: Selecting Reading As the Base
for Instruction Chapter 4 Learners: Helping Urban and Immigrant Students
Chapter 5 Learners: Demanding Opportunities for Minority Students Chapter 6
Curriculum: Promoting Quality with Textbooks Chapter 7 Learners: Dealing
with Gender and Religious Biases Chapter 8 Politics: Dealing with Domestic
Problems Chapter 9 Politics: Responding to War Chapter 10 Politics:
Reacting to Organized Labor Chapter 11 Curriculum: Promoting Quality with
Tests Chapter 12 Learners: Helping Students with Disabilities Chapter 13
Epilogue: The Case Method Redux