The Wisdom of Practice: Essays on Teaching, Learning, and Learning to Teach

by Lee S. Shulman

What do teachers need to know in order to teach well? How important is the depth and quality of teachers' content knowledge as a critical aspect of their ability to teach? How can teachers best be educated, and how can we assess their accomplishments as teachers? In what ways is the professional preparation of teachers comparable to the preparation of physicians and other members of learned professions? What kinds of educational research can provide...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787972002
• ISBN13: 9780787972004
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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Shulman wins Grawemeyer Award for "The Wisdom of Practice"

In "The Wisdom of Practice," Lee Shulman presents much of his best-known papers on teaching in diverse contexts. The book won the widely respected Grawemeyer Award in Education for the depth of his explorations in diverse educational settings. Having studied, and reflected on, teachers in settings as diverse as first grade and medical colleges, Shulman writes thoughtfully and compellingly about the sheer artestry of exemplary teaching. The president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Shulman brings a unique range of experiences and a remarkable breadth of observations to the topics he addresses.

A wide-ranging series of essays concerning K-12 schools

Written by award-winning educator and president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Lee S. Shulman, The Wisdom Of Practice: Essays On Teaching, Learning, And Learning To Teach collects a wide-ranging series of essays concerning K-12 schools, teacher educations, graduate programs for educational researchers, and much more all under one cover. Abiding insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the educational system, aptly presented with a close eye for what needs to be improved and what works well as is, make for a sober and welcome contribution to educational reference shelves.