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  • Ethical Dilemmas in Schools

    Collaborative Inquiry, Decision-Making, and Action

    by Douglas J. Simpson, Donal M. Sacken ...
    This work investigates the complexity of ethics as a field of inquiry and practice across a principal's career. Fully contextualized, and thus carrying the contradictions and requirements of any school, the issues realistically do not usually lead to a single, beat-all answer, as any solution will likely have positive and negative consequences. Drawn from the authors' experiences and studies of ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Educational Reform

    A Deweyan Perspective

    by Douglas J. Simpson, Michael J. B. Jackson ...
    First published in 1997. This book illuminates contemporary educational reform discussions regarding teacher education programs and pre-K-12 schools by providing a clear analysis and application of John Dewey's relevant educational writings and ideas. The volume addresses issues of how future teachers should be liberally educated as well as prepared to be professional educators. Pre-K-12 education ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Educational Reform

    A Deweyan Perspective

    by Douglas J. Simpson, Michael J. B. Jackson ...
    Series series Critical Education Practice
    First published in 1997. This book illuminates contemporary educational reform discussions regarding teacher education programs and pre-K-12 schools by providing a clear analysis and application of John Dewey's relevant educational writings and ideas. The volume addresses issues of how future teachers should be liberally educated as well as prepared to be professional educators. Pre-K-12 education ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • John Dewey and the Art of Teaching

    Toward Reflective and Imaginative Practice

    by Douglas J. Simpson, Michael J. B. Jackson, Judy C. Simpson ...
    "This text is an intriguing alternative to the steady diet of ′how to′ texts that dominate educational readings."–Ranae Stetson, Texas Christian University"At a time when critical-reflective teaching is constantly in jeopardy, John Dewey and the Art of Teaching is very refreshing. Both prospective and experienced teachers should find this work helpful if they are serious about realizing democratic ... Read more

    $87.29 USD

  • Ethical Decision Making in School Administration

    Leadership as Moral Architecture

    by Paul A. Wagner, Douglas J. Simpson ...
    Pedagogically rich, demographically inclusive, and culturally sensitive, Ethical Decision Making in School and District Administration exposes educational leaders to an interdisciplinary array of theories from the fields of education, economics, management, and moral philosophy (past and present). Authors Paul A. Wagner and Douglas J. Simpson demonstrate how understanding key concepts can ... Read more

    $87.29 USD

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  • Minimizing Marriage

    Marriage, Morality, and the Law

    by Elizabeth Brake ...
    Series series Studies in Feminist Philosophy
    Even in secular and civil contexts, marriage retains sacramental connotations. Yet what moral significance does it have? This book examines its morally salient features -- promise, commitment, care, and contract -- with surprising results. In Part One, "De-Moralizing Marriage," essays on promise and commitment argue that we cannot promise to love and so wedding vows are (mostly) failed promises, ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • The Maternal Factor

    Two Paths to Morality

    by Nel Noddings ...
    In this provocative new book, renowned educator and philosopher Nel Noddings extends her influential work on the ethics of care toward a compelling objective—global peace and justice. She asks: If we celebrate the success of women becoming more like men in professional life, should we not simultaneously hope that men become more like women—in caring for others, rejecting violence, and valuing the ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Family Values

    The Ethics of Parent-Child Relationships

    by Harry Brighouse, Adam Swift ...
    The family is hotly contested ideological terrain. Some defend the traditional two-parent heterosexual family while others welcome its demise. Opinions vary about how much control parents should have over their children's upbringing. Family Values provides a major new theoretical account of the morality and politics of the family, telling us why the family is valuable, who has the right to parent, ... Read more

    $24.49 USD

  • Exchange and Power in Social Life

    by Peter Blau ...
    In his landmark study of exchange and power in social life, Peter M. Blau contributes to an understanding of social structure by analyzing the social processes that govern the relations between individuals and groups. The basic question that Blau considers is: How does social life become organized into increasingly complex structures of associations among humans.This analysis, first published in ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Ethical Leadership in Schools

    Creating Community in an Environment of Accountability

    by Kenneth A. Strike ...
    Series series Leadership for Learning Series
    Discover the link between ethical leadership and successful educational communities!In an age of accountability and transparency, principals are held responsible for everything from test scores to school finances. Because of this increased accountability, school leaders must regularly confront difficult ethical dilemmas.Ethical Leadership in Schools teaches principals and aspiring principals the ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Philosophy of Education

    Introductory Readings

    by William Hare, John P. Portelli ...
    Revised and updated with 25 new essays, the fourth edition of this bestselling collection brings together more than 30 leaders in the field of educational theory. An engaging exploration of the ideas and trends shaping education in today’s classrooms, Philosophy of Education includes topics on high-stakes testing, consumerism in education, and social justice issues in the classroom. How can we ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Speech Matters

    On Lying, Morality, and the Law

    by Seana Valentine Shiffrin ...
    Series series Carl G. Hempel Lecture Series
    To understand one another as individuals and to fulfill the moral duties that require such understanding, we must communicate with each other. We must also maintain protected channels that render reliable communication possible, a demand that, Seana Shiffrin argues, yields a prohibition against lying and requires protection for free speech. This book makes a distinctive philosophical argument for ... Read more

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