Conversations With Educational Leaders: Contemporary Viewpoints on Education in America (Suny Series, Frontiers in Education)

Educational leaders speak out in their own words--stimulating, accessible, provocative--on contemporary and controversial topics that range from differing attitudes on diversity to the debate over character education to arguments about education reform.Award-winning writer Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood interviews nationally-known leaders in a new genre of conversations about key issues in education that inform the contemporary debate and the general reader. Topics range from the current debate over character education to multicultural education and from multiple intelligences to national standards. Those interviewed include Patricia K. Anderson, Michael W. Apple, Roland S. Barth, Gloria Ladson-Billings, B. Bradford Brown, Kathleen Densmore, Anne Fairbrother, Lily Wong Fillmore, Howard Gardner, Thomas R. Hoerr, Herbert M. Kliebard, Thomas Lickona, Alan L. Lockwood, Fred M. Newmann, Kent D. Peterson, Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Joseph S. Renzulli, Thomas A. Romberg, Kevin Ryan, Mara Sapon-Shevin, Christine E. Sleeter, Theodore R. Sizer, Wayne J. Urban, and Dennis R. Williams. Considered are violence; values; youth culture; cultural diversity in language, race, and ability; professionalism; leadership; the role of teacher unions; and broad perspectives on the status and history of educational reform in the United States.Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin--Madison and is Senior Writer/Policy Analyst for the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. Her work has been recognized by the American Educational Research Association Interpretive Scholarship Award and by the University of Wisconsin's School of Education. Award-winning Writer Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood Interviews Nationally Known Leaders In A New Genre Of Conversations About Key Issues In Education That Inform The Contemporary Debate And The General Reader. Topics Range From The Currnet Debate Over Character Education To Multicultural Education, And From Multiple Intelligences To National Standards. Pt. I. Troubled Times: Violence, Values, And Youth Culture. Deborah Prothrow-stith: Schools As Safe Havens. Kevin Ryan: The Quest For Truth And Justice. Thomas Lickona: The Promulgation Of Virtue. Alan L. Lockwood: The Current Incarnation Of Character. B. Bradford Brown: Who Adolescents Really Are -- Pt. Ii. Dealing With Difference: Race, Culture, And Ability. Christine E. Sleeter: Understanding And Embracing Multicultural Education. Gloria Ladson-billings: Culturally Relevant Teaching In Action. Lily Wong Fillmore: Our Common Culture, Our Ambivalence. Anne Fairbrother: A Voyage Of Discovery. Joseph S. Renzulli: Providing Enrichment For All Students. Mara Sapon-shevin: What's Good For The Gifted Is Good For All. Howard Gardner: Educating For Understanding. Thomas R. Hoerr: One School's Application Of Multiple Intelligences Theory -- Pt. Iii. You Can't Lead Where You Won't Go: Professionalism, Unions, And Leadership. Roland S. Barth: Professionalism And School Leaders. Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 237-245) And Index.