Laura and Jim and What They Taught Me About the Gap Between Educational Theory and Practice

Laura and Jim and What They Taught Me About the Gap Between Educational Theory and Practice
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9781438408156
ISBN-13 : 1438408153
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Book Synopsis Laura and Jim and What They Taught Me About the Gap Between Educational Theory and Practice by : Dona M. Kagan

Download or read book Laura and Jim and What They Taught Me About the Gap Between Educational Theory and Practice written by Dona M. Kagan and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1993-11-02 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many teachers do not conform to the views of teaching espoused by professors of education. Yet these teachers are often judged as outstanding by colleagues, students, parents, and administrators. This thoughtful, timely book is a qualitative inquiry that addresses this contradiction. It focuses on two outstanding high school teachers, Laura and Jim, who were observed and interviewed by Kagan over a five month period. Two education professors who teach methods courses in corresponding fields (English, social studies) were also interviewed. Kagan juxtaposes the two entirely different views of teaching that emerged from her observations and examines the functional value of each. This book then is ultimately about the politics of teaching: the power to define 'good' teaching and determine how novices will be prepared for the classroom. Laura and Jim represent a silent underground of practitioners who have lost the right to legislate their own profession. This is their story.


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