Two nobodies speak out : our 150 year journey and perspectives on education

This book traces the journey of two individuals who have spent their lives on both sides of the teacher/professor's desk. Between them, they went from attending kindergarten to being a college president, and in that journey, they held positions ranging from classroom teacher in the New York Cit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Marcus, Sheldon (Author), Vairo, Philip D. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Pub., [2011]
Subjects
Marcus, Sheldon.
Vairo, Philip D.
Educators > United States > Biography.
Education > United States.
elektronické knihy
Biographies.
Biography & Autobiography > Educators.
Teaching staff.
Biography: philosophy and social sciences.
Education.
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806616022
DOI10.1108/978-1-61735-534-9
Physical Description1 online resource (xiv, 139 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Who are we?
  • Chapter 2. Moving from sitting behind the desk to standing in front of the classroom
  • Chapter 3. American colleges and universities: What are they like and where are they going?
  • Chapter 4. Teachers: Can they all be great?
  • Chapter 5. Educational reform: A con game, a possibility, or a reality?
  • Chapter 6. Power brokers and influential people in the educational arena: Are they a positive force?
  • Chapter 7. Thinking out loud!
  • Chapter 8. Concluding remarks.

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