{"product_id":"holding-values-what-we-mean-by-progressive-education-paperback","title":"Holding Values: What We Mean by Progressive Education - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrenda S. Engel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne C. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays in \u003ci\u003eHolding Values\u003c\/i\u003e together constitute both a critique of current policies in education and a clear statement of an alternative vision of progressive education practice. Addressing important topics, like the ways children learn, testing, evaluation and assessment, staff development, racial diversity, and community, are some of the nation's most experienced and thoughtful voices, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eVito Perrone\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLillian Weber\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJoseph and Helen Featherstone\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeborah Meier\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHarold Berlak\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKathe Jervis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEleanor Duckwort\u003c\/li\u003eh \u003cli\u003eEdward Chittenden\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSusan Harman\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePatricia Carini\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGeorge Hein\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays provide compelling, jargon-free explanations of the ideas embodied in the progressive perspective, along with classroom stories that will strike a chord of recognition in anyone who has worked with children in schools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpeaking to the pressing need to expand boundaries and open possibilities for children, \u003ci\u003eHolding Values\u003c\/i\u003e makes an eloquent plea to keep alive the humanistic values and practices that have been in large part abandoned in schools. At the same time, it provides practical examples of how to implement an education that upholds social justice, creativity, thoughtfulness, and intellectual and social growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrenda S. Engel has been a teacher, a consultant on Open Education, an educational evaluator, a researcher, a teacher of teachers, and, since 1973, an active member of the North Dakota Study Group. Recently retired from her position as associate professor at Lesley University, she is the author of a number of journal articles, monographs, and a book on appreciating children's art. She is a lifelong watercolorist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnne C. Martin, now retired, taught in public elementary schools for over 30 years. She has published numerous articles and is the author of an NDSG monograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47224590926073,"sku":"9780325007243","price":68.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/pFT1LH6Hdh9780325007243.webp?v=1768237839","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/holding-values-what-we-mean-by-progressive-education-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}