Introducing the World of Education: A Case Study Reader
- Robert K. Yin - COSMOS Corporation
Introducing the World of Education: A Case Study Reader is a unique and invaluable anthology that addresses the entire realm of K-12 education. Edited by the best-selling author of Case Study Research and Applications of Case Study Research, this reader gives undergraduate and graduate students a solid introduction to the world of education by providing real-life situations in actual schools and communities from across the country. Yin has brought together a wide-ranging collection of whole or excerpted case studies with real data that move from classroom teaching and learning, to the bureaucracy of school districts and state departments of education, to the politics of school boards and community action. The cases in this book also cover salient contemporary policy topics such as school accountability and the assessment of student achievement. Few books, original or edited, have such a broad range of coverage while offering enough structure and context to lay the foundation for introductory education courses!
Key Features:
- Provides real-life case studies to give readers concrete data about actual conditions in K-12 education
- Explores diverse academic subjects as well as different education programs such as special education and bilingual education to introduce students to a variety of classroom settings
- Includes case studies written by well-known education professionals to provide insight from experts in the field
- Presents and examines different facets of case study methodology to help readers design or build their own case studies
- Offers a contemporary perspective on education to provide students with an accurate understanding of today's classrooms
Introducing the World of Education is an ideal companion text for undergraduate and master's students in introductory education courses. The book is a must-have for students entering the world of education, professors teaching the world of education, in-service educators and administrators who desire a stronger foundation in case study research and a broad range of educational issues, and anyone who merely wants a glimpse at the challenges and opportunities in education today. Students and researchers in public administration and policy will also find this a valuable resource.
| Among Schoolchildren | Tracy Kidder |
| Transitioning into Constructivism: A Vignette of a Fifth Grade Teacher | Kenneth L. Shaw & Mia Lena Etchberger |
| Elementary Schools: Harmony and Cooperation | Merry White |
| Con Respeto: Bridging the Distances between Culturally Diverse Families and Schools | Guadalupe Valdés |
| Teaching Troubled Children: A Case Study in Effective Classroom Practice | Joseph Cambone |
| The Dream Deferred, Again, in San Antonio | Jonathan Kozol |
| Class, Race, Taxes, and State Educational Reform: 1970-1997 | Jean Anyon |
| George Washington Carver High School: Charismatic Leadership-Building Bridges to a Wider World | Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot |
Native American Students
| North America-Canada | Walter Epp & Juanita Ross Epp |
| Schools Moving Toward Improvement | Heinrich Mintrop with Kim Curtis & Lea Plut-Pregeli |
| Public School Choice: A Status Report | Paul Teske, Mark Schneider, Christine Roch, & Melissa Marschall |
| A Vision of Hope: A Case Study of Seattle's Two Nontraditional Superintendents | Gary Yee & Barbara McCloud |
| What Happened in the Six Cities? | Larry Cuban & Michael Usdan |
| Methodology | Susan Follett Lusi |
| The 1997 Mathematics Standards War in California | Hung-Hsi Wu |
| Quieting Reform: Social Science and Social Action in an Urban Youth Program | Robert E.Stake |
| The Bronx Leadership Academy High School: The Challenges of Innovation | Lee Stuart |
| Media Accounts | Lourdes Diaz Soto |
| The Wonderful Cacophony of a Free People Disagreeing | Donald R. McAdams |
| Another Planet: A Year in the Life of a Suburban High School | Elinor Burkett |
| Doing Case Studies in Education | Robert K. Yin |
"Introducing the World of Education: A Case Study Reader is an anthology expertly written and edited for professionals in the field of education as well as for lifelong learners. Academic advisors, college admissions officers, aspiring teachers, future principals, and students would benefit most from this scholarly resource. The book will be one of my top 10 resources for advisement of undecided students and education majors."
"Robert Yin offers an interesting alternative for introductory education classes."
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