
Foundations of Education
American Schools and the Common Good
Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 3. September 2026
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-350-44200-9 (ISBN)
Description
Foundations of Education introduces the major topics and debates in contemporary American education, including teaching as a profession, school governance, social class, gender, and disabilities.
The 2nd edition includes two new chapters on race and ethnicity, and immigration and language, and each of the other chapters have been thoroughly updated to respond to the latest research and events. The book introduces ways that pre-and in-service teachers can address these topics using a foundations approach, that is, to look at the problems from historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives and bringing together relevant findings from those disciplines to analyze and illuminate educational issues. The book includes exercises, discussion questions, international case studies for comparative purposes, and is supported by a companion website with additional reading suggestions, links to relevant websites, videos, and podcasts. This is a text that responds to current developments, changes, and trends in teacher education and society more broadly, from discussion of climate change, to culturally responsive pedagogy to critical race theory. Foundations of Education will prepare a new generation of educators for a globalized and technology-driven society that needs to be aware of its best educational traditions, its current problems and its future possibilities.
The 2nd edition includes two new chapters on race and ethnicity, and immigration and language, and each of the other chapters have been thoroughly updated to respond to the latest research and events. The book introduces ways that pre-and in-service teachers can address these topics using a foundations approach, that is, to look at the problems from historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives and bringing together relevant findings from those disciplines to analyze and illuminate educational issues. The book includes exercises, discussion questions, international case studies for comparative purposes, and is supported by a companion website with additional reading suggestions, links to relevant websites, videos, and podcasts. This is a text that responds to current developments, changes, and trends in teacher education and society more broadly, from discussion of climate change, to culturally responsive pedagogy to critical race theory. Foundations of Education will prepare a new generation of educators for a globalized and technology-driven society that needs to be aware of its best educational traditions, its current problems and its future possibilities.
Reviews / Votes
Philipson and Parkhouse's Foundations of Education prepares teachers to face the immediacy of teaching with a deep understanding-that an everyday, localized decision is interpolated in contexts far beyond the classroom. This excellent book enables a teacher to act with intellectual sophistication to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. -- George W. Noblit, Joseph R. Neikirk Distinguished Professor of Sociology of Education Emeritus, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA This thoughtful and accessible book offers prospective educators a powerful foundation for understanding the enduring social, historical, and political forces that shape schooling. By inviting readers to situate their professional practice within broader struggles over equity, governance, and the common good, it prepares new educators not just to teach, but to think critically about the role of education in a democratic society. -- Beth Rubin, Professor of Social Studies Education, Columbia University, USAMore details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-44200-9 (9781350442009)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Maike Ingrid Philipsen is Professor of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.
Hillary Parkhouse is Associate Professor of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.
Hillary Parkhouse is Associate Professor of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.
Content
Preface
How To Use This Book
1. Teaching as a Profession
2. School Governance and Control
3. Social Class and Education
4. Race, Ethnicity, and Education
5. Immigration, Language, and Education
6. Gender and Education
7. Education of People with Disabilities
Conclusion
References
Index
How To Use This Book
1. Teaching as a Profession
2. School Governance and Control
3. Social Class and Education
4. Race, Ethnicity, and Education
5. Immigration, Language, and Education
6. Gender and Education
7. Education of People with Disabilities
Conclusion
References
Index