Current Issues and Trends in Education [Paperback]

Jerry Aldridge (Author), Renitta Goldman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 13, 2001

Current Issues and Trends in Education synthesizes political, theoretical, social, and practical topics in a 21st Century context and promotes multicultural education, technology, and gender issues. This text is accessible enough to be used in an introductory education class and yet sophisticated enough to serve as a graduate textbook. It is comprehensive in dealing with issues facing educators today, such as demographics, changing perceptions and research of human development and learning, and education in nontraditional settings. Its four parts cover 1) “Political, Economic, and Historical Issues and Trends,” 2) “Evolving Notions of Human Development and Learning,” 3) “Changing Views of Instruction,” and 4) “Issues in Accommodating Differences.”

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Current Issues and Trends in Education synthesizes political, theoretical, social, and practical topics in a 21st Century context and addresses multicultural education, technology, and gender issues.  This text is accessible enough to be used in an introductory education class and yet sophisticated enough to serve as a graduate textbook. It is comprehensive in dealing with issues facing educators today, such as demographics, changing perceptions and research in human development and learning, and education in nontraditional settings.

 

 

NEW to this Edition:

• New chapter (6) on assessment includes discussion of questionable testing practices.
• New chapter (7)  reflects current events such as the impact of No Child Left Behind, including Highly Qualified Teachers, PRAXIS and teacher testing  ).
• Chapter on developmentally appropriate practice (8)has been updated and expanded to include best practice guidelines for a wider age range of students.
• Discusses the pros and cons of technology as it relates to education, including topics ranging from assistive technology to Internet abuse and iPod mania.
• Addresses teachers’, students’, and parents’ rights and responsibilities, including attitudes and dispositions, effective communication, and active participation versus passive/victim mentality.
• Provides new ways of looking at the organization of schools, including the pros and cons of various issues related to teacher education.
• Covers current theories related to education, including change theory and attribution theory.

 

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 1st edition (December 13, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321079787
• ISBN-13: 978-0321079787
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,474,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Superficial at best, March 29, 2009

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Zhimbo "zhimbo" (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Current Issues and Trends in Education (Paperback)

This book consists of numerous, brief overviews of various issues, each written by a different author. The topics are broad and the chapters brief, so that the coverage is extremely superficial (the section "How should we teach in regard to culture?" in the chapter on multicultural education gets a total of 1/2 page).

The worst chapter is "The Controversy Over Brain Research", which doesn't cover any controversy, and instead is a completely 1-sided account. Moreover, it doesn't cite a single piece of actual brain research, being drawn almost entirely from second-hand informal reviews in educational journals. That's just unforgiveably shoddy.

PLEASE NOTE: This review also shows up as a review of the more recent edition. I reviewed the earlier edition, and have not seen the revised edition.

5.0 out of 5 stars I'll never buy from the online school bookstore again, February 8, 2010

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This review is from: Current Issues and Trends In Education (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

This book was brand new - still in the plastic wrap and half the price that I would have paid if I used the online bookstore through my university. The shipping was fast too. Amazon is a great resource for school textbooks.

3.0 out of 5 stars Book is ok, service was not., October 16, 2009

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This review is from: Current Issues and Trends In Education (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

The book itself is fine. However, I ordered it in the beginning of the semester and it took over a month to arrive! I was forced to purchase another copy from the university bookstore in order to complete my assignment.
TextbooksRus is now giving me a hard time about returning the book. I will not order from them again.