Society, The Classroom, and Instructional Practice ─ Perspectives on Issues Affecting the Secondary Classroom in the Twenty-First Century

This collection of readings will help pre- and in-service middle and high school teachers understand difficult issues in society, in the classroom, and instructional practice issues, ranging from sexual minority students to technology in the classroom, using assessment for data-based decision making, and preparing adolescents to work together collaboratively. Contributors offer insight on integrating developmental and sociological theories into secondary education, and show how teachers can address relevant real-world issues in their classrooms while still teaching the school's established curriculum. Sparapani is a professor at Saginaw Valley State University in the Department of Middle School and Secondary Teacher Education. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ervin F. Sparapani is a professor at Saginaw Valley State University in the Department of Middle School and Secondary Teacher Education, having taught there for twenty-four years. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1983.