Foundations of Education or Quality Management

Foundations of Education: The Challenge of Professional Practice

Author: Robert F McNergney

Completely revised and rewritten, the fourth edition of this leading text takes the theme of the "Teacher as a Professional" and presents a balance between the core topics in foundations and their practical classroom applications.

This entirely new and streamlined edition retains its comprehensive range of foundations topics while focusing on accessibility and relevance to pre-service teachers, as well as an emphasis on social issues and trends in schools. Exciting pedagogical features focus on professional practice, technology, national standards, professional portfolios, and other topics. A new chapter on standards and assessment addresses the prevalence of these issues in teachers' lives. A bonus section on the PRAXIS Series and state licensure offers FAQs, test-taking tips, and practice questions. This special bonus feature on the PRAXIS Series is currently located at the fron of the book.

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A text for students in education, featuring color photos and many learning aids. Coverage includes historical foundations, school governance and finance, social issues and the schools, curriculum, and education and the law. Contains chapter cases and questions, key concepts, online activities, and boxed readings on real classrooms, cultural awareness, and voices of professionals. This second edition condenses material, offers a new chapter on global education, and infuses material on multicultural education and technology throughout. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

Pt. 1	Teaching from the Inside Out
1	A Teacher's Role
2	Challenges Teachers and Schools Face
3	The Richness of Classroom Cultures
Pt. 2	Our Educational Heritage
4	Education in America: The Early Years
5	Education in America: Then and Now
6	Why Teachers Behave As They Do
Pt. 3	Education from the Outside In
7	Where Teachers Work: Schools
8	Leading, Governing, and Funding Schools
9	The Influence of the Law
Pt. 4	Helping Students Succeed
10	Curriculum and Instruction
11	Recognizing Educational Success: Standards and Assessment
Pt. 5	A Connected Future
12	A Global Educational Context
13	What Lies Ahead
	Benchmarks: From the Past Comes the Future
	Developing a Professional Portfolio: Preparing Your Resume
	Online Activity: Teaching Overseas
	Glossary
	References
	Name Index
	Subject Index

Interesting book: Administration de Personnel Publique :Problèmes et Perspectives

Quality Management: Creating and Sustaining Organizational Effectiveness

Author: Donna Summers

Designed to enable readers to recognize the cornerstones of creating and sustaining organizational effectiveness, the First Edition is based on key quality initiatives including Six Sigma, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, ISO 9000, lean manufacturing, and value creation. This book explores how quality management has progressed from an emphasis on the management of quality to a focus on the quality of managing, operating, and integrating customer service, marketing, production, delivery, information, and finance areas throughout an organization's value chain. For professionals with a career or interest in business, engineering, engineering technology, and quality management.