Educational Foundations: An Anthology of Critical Readings [Paperback]

Alan S. Canestrari (Author), Bruce A. Marlowe (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1412974380 | ISBN-13: 978-1412974387 | Publication Date: April 29, 2009 | Edition: Second Edition

Why Teach?
Who Are Today’s Students?
What Makes a Good Teacher?

Educational Foundations: An Anthology of Critical Readings, Second Edition answers these questions and more, providing an exciting alternative to other foundations textbooks. This anthology is aimed at students about to enter the teaching profession, those new to the profession, and anyone interested in carefully examining schools and schooling.

In this Second Edition, editors Alan S. Canestrari and Bruce A. Marlowe add new essays by classic and contemporary policy shapers and teachers. The readings are bold and refreshing, and their authors eschew unquestioning compliance. By taking a hard look at traditional educational practice, the contributors to this anthology serve as models for the kind of reflective practitioners that its editors hope that students will become while in the field. For a complete list of contributors, please see the Table of Contents.

Key Features

• Encourages discussion and debate through provocative essays that provide readers with opportunities to think critically about teaching and learning
• Includes brief introductory vignettes that raise probing questions about teaching and learning and provide context for the essays that follow

Editorial Reviews

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“The authors have assembled a wonderful collection of classic and new essays by some of the masters in the field. You will experience the exhilarating highs and crushing lows that teaching offers. If you can’t get engaged by these essays, check your pulse to make sure you still have one.”

(Gerald W. Bracey )

About the Author

Alan S. Canestrari has had a long career in public schools and universities as a history teacher, department chair, adjunct professor at Rhode Island College, and mentor in the Brown University Masters of Teaching Program. He was the RI Social Studies Teacher of the Year in 1992. He is the editor (with Bruce Marlowe) of Educational Foundations: An Anthology of Critical Readings (Sage 2004), which received the 2005 American Education Studies Critics’ Choice book award, and Educational Psychology in Context: Readings for Future Teachers (Sage 2006). In addition, Canestrari has contributed to Integrating Inquiry Across the Curriculum (Corwin Press 2005) by Richard Audet and Linda Jordan. The journal Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice published his article “From Silence to Dissent: Fostering Critical Voice in Teachers” (Winter 2005). Canestrari earned his EdD from Boston University.

Bruce A. Marlowe earned his Ph.D. in educational psychology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he also completed two years of postdoctoral training in neuropsychological assessment.  He is the co-author (with Marilyn Page) of Creating and Sustaining the Constructivist Classroom (Corwin Press) and of a 6- part video series entitled, Creating the Constructivist Classroom (The Video of Journal Education). He is also the co-editor (with Alan Canestrari) of Educational Psychology in Context: Readings for Future Teachers (SAGE, 2005) and of Educational Foundations: An Anthology of Critical Readings (SAGE, 2004). He has taught at the elementary, secondary and University levels and is currently Associate Professor of educational psychology and special education at Roger Williams University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; Second Edition edition (April 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412974380
• ISBN-13: 978-1412974387
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars good textbook, October 26, 2009

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differing points of view on teaching problems and methods. several different authors allow you to see problems and solutions that exist in teacher in schools today.

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For years, I tried to find a decent text on educational foundations. The books available are huge, generic, way over priced, stodgy, and basically not at all helpful if you want students to really think for themselves, develop their own foundations for and about teaching, and become the innovative educators of the future. Finally, here is a book that engages students to the degree that thinking and discussion become the class and the learning. This book is powerful, unafraid, varied, on-target, inventive, cutting edge. You won't be disappointed.