Teaching Social Foundations of Education by Dan W Butin

Teaching Social Foundations of Education by Dan W Butin

This book, the first comprehensive, critical examination of the theory and pedagogy of the field of social foundations of education and its relevance and role within teacher education: *Articulates central questions in the field--such as "What is social foundations?"; "Is there a social foundations canon?"; "Is it possible to teach for social justice?"; "What is student resistance?"; *Explores the limits and possibilities of teaching social foundations of education; *Provides strong arguments for the continued relevance of the discipline for teacher education; *Features a variety of clearly presented, theoretically grounded models for teaching social foundations within teacher education programs--including aesthetic education, critical theory, and eco-justice perspectives, the use of community-based oral histories, and experiential learning activities; *Provides concrete examples, actual syllabi, and a host of additional resources to help faculty teach, publish, and do research; and *Proposes new directions for research and dialogue within the field. This volume is an ideal entrance into the field for graduate students, junior faculty, and professors from other areas of education who are teaching in the social foundations field for the first time.

"This book looks closely at where social foundations enter the picture, explores in depth how these courses look as taught by instructors with different passions and commitments, from aesthetic based and feminist, to ecojustice and postmodern- and that just a start-and offers a wealth of resources that more and less experienced teachers of foundational courses can draw on as they develop their own approachesThere are many fine contributions in the book."
—TCRecord

Butin, Dan W.: - Dan W. Butin is the founding dean of the school of education at Merrimack College. He is the editor and author of over fifty books, articles, and book chapters, including the books Teaching Social Foundations of Education and Service-Learning and Social Justice Education. Dr. Butin's research focuses on issues of educator preparation and policy and community engagement. Dr. Butin has been the assistant dean of the school of education at Cambridge College and a faculty member at Gettysburg College. Prior to working in higher education, Dr. Butin taught middle school, in an adult GED program, and was the chief financial officer of Teacher For America. More about Dr. Butin's teaching and scholarship can be found at http: //danbutin.org/.

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ISBN 13	9780805851458
ISBN 10	0805851453
Title	Teaching Social Foundations of Education
Author	Dan W Butin
Series	Sociocultural Political And Historical Studies In Education
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2005-03-17
Number of pages	256
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