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Direct linkMurphy, Joseph – Teachers College Record, 2016
The narrative in this chapter runs as follows. As the political, social, and economic environments that surround the American high school undergo seismic shifts, they create new forms of secondary education. We report that the environmental conditions between 1890 and 1920 were such that most of the pillars that anchored the American high school…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Change
Zirkel, Sabrina – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background: How best to serve a racially and ethnically diverse student body has been a topic of intensive theory development for the past 30 or 40 years. We have strong theoretical models regarding the need for and practice of multicultural education, the goals of which include both increased educational achievement for students of color and…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Models, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Peer reviewedGreene, Maxine – Teachers College Record, 1973
Teachers must learn to act consciously on principle if we are to make justice the central value in the school system and thus provide an equal education for all. (HMD)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Principles, Educational Quality, Equal Education
Arenas, Alberto – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background/Context: The main goal for vocational education at the secondary level has historically been the preparation of youth for the world of work. As a result, research, policy, and practice in this area have mostly focused on how to smooth this transition, address high costs, and ensure that there are positive economic returns to the…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Empowerment, Critical Theory, International Organizations
Peer reviewedScheffler, Israel – Teachers College Record, 1989
Seven educational states or processes which are popularly deemed vices are discussed, and the argument is presented that, when properly qualified, they are valuable educational goods to be wisely promoted or exploited by the sensitive teacher. These seven are: ignorance, negativity, forgetting, guesswork, irrelevance, procrastination, and…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Practices, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedShapiro, Edna; Biber, Barbara – Teachers College Record, 1972
Paper is an attempt to spell out the underlying premises, the goals, and some of the characteristics that distinguish the approach of the Bank Street College of Education from others. (Authors/CB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conceptual Schemes, Developmental Psychology, Early Childhood Education
Seidel, Jackie – Teachers College Record, 2006
In this article I attempt, through stories and reflections, to give voice to some contemporary experiences, including fears and difficulties, of being a teacher in the early 21st century. I explore the idea that contemplative practices might open paths for negotiating and rediscovering depth, grace, and courage in our work as teachers, in a time…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teaching Experience, Teacher Role, Educational Objectives
