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Creating the School, An Introduction to Education
Creating the School An Introduction to Education Author:Bruce R. Joyce & Greta G. Morine Creating the School combines in one book both the foundations and the methods of education. The book gives foundations a needed practical application and it places teaching methods in a wider perspective showing how and why these methods evolved. The authors' approach to the essentials of education is based on three specific humanistic issues.... more » Self-realization, allowing individuals to fulfill themselves in unique ways, Concerted action, enabling individuals to work together toward commond goals, and Societal re-creation, encouraging continuous growth and development of society. These humanistic issues are reiterated throughtout the text and provide the basis for understanding how education institutions carry out their dual - seemingly paradoxical - functions of maintaining cultural tradition and at the same time promoting cultural change. Creating the School is written in a refreshingly personal and informal manner from the perspecitve of experienced teachers who are devoted to their profession.« less