{"product_id":"world-class-william-gaudelli-9780805840780","title":"World Class: Teaching and Learning in Global Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow have school curricula been affected by the ripple effects of globalization?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do teachers and students attempt to understand their complex world?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost states require world teaching in some form, yet little is known about how teachers and students engage in this critical curricular area. \u003ci\u003eWorld Class: Teaching and Learning in Global Times\u003c\/i\u003e directly fills this need by providing a detailed, inside look at global education in three high schools. The data from the study, drawn from extensive interviews and observations, illustrate the daily challenges and complexities of global teaching and learning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComprehensive yet scholarly, this volume: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*raises thought-provoking questions for both theorists and practitioners; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*addresses controversial issues embedded in global education and throughout the social studies curriculum, such as the tension between universalism and cultural relativism, the problematic nature of identity in classroom discourse, and the apparent duality of national and global loyalties; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*connects issues particular to global education with wider scholarship in education; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*examines the interplay of theory and practice in global education and, more broadly, the social sciences; and \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*provides an exploratory and provocative look at dimensions of global civics, with an analysis of the events of 9\/11\/01 and how they have shaped global perspectives about living as one planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is organized in three parts--contexts, problems, and alternatives. \u003ci\u003eContexts\u003c\/i\u003e allows readers to consider global education from multiple perspectives: teacher, student, administrator, community member, and scholar. \u003ci\u003eProblems\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on pedagogical challenges associated with global education. \u003ci\u003eAlternatives\u003c\/i\u003e provides reflection points that encourage readers to consider different ways we might converse about global teaching and learning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten for scholars, practitioners, and students in social studies, curriculum and instruction, global\/multicultural education, and related fields, \u003ci\u003eWorld Class: Teaching and Learning in Global Times\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent text for preservice and graduate-level courses in these areas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Gaudelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805840788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805840780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 6.04w x 0.54d","brand":"William Gaudelli","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48112969351423,"sku":"9780805840780","price":66.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_937a608d-32a0-464e-b1b3-6f5a501e0fb3.jpg?v=1769612173","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/world-class-william-gaudelli-9780805840780","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}