The Importance of Teaching Social Issues Our Pedagogical Creeds [Paperback]

John Deweys My Pedagogical Creedoutlined his beliefs in regard to teaching and learning. In this volume, prominent contemporary teacher educators such as Diana Hess, Geneva Gay and O.L. Davis follow in Deweys footsteps, articulating their own pedagogical creeds as they relate to educating about social issues. Through personal stories, each contributor reveals the major concerns, tenets, and interests behind their own teaching and research, including the experiences underlying their motivation to explore social issues via the school curriculum. Rich with biographical detail, The Importance of Teaching Social Issuescombines diverse voices from curriculum theory, social studies education, science education, and critical theory, providing a unique volume relevant for todays teachers and education scholars.

Preface: Education in a Time of Crisis-H. Svi Shapiro. Introduction-Samuel Totten. PART ONE: THE IMPERATIVE. 1. The Imperative to Incorporate a Study of Social Issues into the School Curriculum-Samuel Totten. 2. The Social Issues Education Imperative-William G. Wraga. 3. Authentic Teaching is Venturing into Uncertainty-Geneva Gay. 4. Roots, Branches, and Shoots-Margaret Smith Crocco. 5. A Creed for the Non-Religious: Intellectual Freedom-Jack Nelson. 6. Opening Up to Inquiry-Jack Zevin. 7. Teaching About Social Issues and Concerns Need Not Be an All or None Circumstance-O.L. Davis. PART TWO: UNDERPINNING DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. 8. The Challenge of Teaching About and For Democracy when Democracy is so Troubled-Diana E. Hess. 9. Imagining and Constructing Social Democracy:  An Educators Creed-William R. Fernekes. 10. Preparing Effective Citizens via an Issues Centered Approach-Mark A. Previte. 11. From Controversy to Decisionmaking: The Heart of Social Issues Instruction-William B. Russell III. PART THREE: CRITICAL STUDIES. 12. Prepare to Be on Center Stage : A Critical, Issues-Centered Approach to Teaching forlÓb