Autor(en)

Powell, Arthur G.:

Verlag / Jahr

Harvard University Press, 1980.

Format / Einband

Originalleinen mit illustr. Schutzumschlag. VIII; 341 Seiten; 24 cm.

Sprache

Englisch

Gewicht

ca. 650 g

ISBN

0674920457

EAN

9780674920453

Bestell-Nr

1215688

Bemerkungen

Gutes Exemplar; Umschlag mit minimalen Läsuren. - Englisch. - Why have university efforts to professionalize school careers been so controversial and troublesome for almost a century? Arthur Powell, trained as a historian and experienced in educational administration, is specially qualified to address this intriguing question. With its combination of fact, interpretation, and irony, his book stands out as the first analytic history of a major school of education. The Uncertain Profession reviews the specific choices and concerns that have faced professors and administrators at Harvard since education was first taught in 1891. This case study of one university's experience is framed by larger issues: Is education a proper university subject? What educational roles are most important? Should the focus be on theory or on practice? How are education professionals developed? What are the central tasks education can or should reasonably perform in American society? … (Verlagstext) // INHALT : Prologue: Celebration at the Union ------ Harvard and the Schools ------ The Harvard Normal ------ Transformations in Professional Identity ------ The Rise of Educational Science ------ New Careers for the Socialization of Youth ------ The Graduate School of Education ------ The Formation of Educators ------ Professional Training and Institutional Disaster ------ The Lure of Social Science ------ Educational Careers and the Missing Elite ------ Epilogue: Roots of Instability ------ Sources ------ Notes ------ Index. ISBN 0674920457

Schlagworte

Pädagogik; Hochschule; Bildung; Harvard Universität; Erziehungswissenschaft; Geschichte; Sozialwissenschaften

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