Images of Schoolteachers in Twentieth-Century America

From: American Secondary Education | Date: October 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

IMAGES OF SCHOOLTEACHERS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICA P.B. JOSEPH, & B.E. BURNAFORD, EDITORS ST MARTIN'S PRESS, HOLTZBRINCK PUBLISHER, NEw, NY 10011, 199 $27.50 ISBN 0-312-09073-0

What does it mean to be a teacher? Images of Schoolteachers in Twenieth-Century America was written to provide the context for dialogue among prospective and experienced teachers related to this concept. Views from teachers, children, literature, textbooks, films, and songs are included in the text.

The book is divided into four sections. The first section is a chapter which reviews the conceptualization of ...

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