{"product_id":"a-vocation-at-risk-9781475858563","title":"A Vocation at Risk","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew teachers need a resource which will accomplish three things. First, a work is needed that gives them the imminently practical information that they will need to succeed in their careers. This information includes tips on surviving the politics of a school and how to successfully communicate with the parents of the school. Second, pre-service teachers need a work that will provide them with a workable theoretical base that is clearly tied to their practice. There is no lack of theory in teacher preparation programs, but my research has shown that students do not see the connections between the theory that is preached and their career concerns. Finally, there is a great need for a work that will reacquaint pre-service teachers with the idealistic purposes of education. Many young people choose education as a career because of their desire to make a difference in the life of a child or in their community. But by the time they have completed the necessary course work, these same stu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword, Dr. Deborah Kinsland Foerst\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction, Cody Beasley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: Forever Unfit to be a Slave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Pilgrims to the Horizon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: Rowing to Galveston\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Standing on Desks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: The Same River Twice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: “Well done young man”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: Dispatch from Jericho Road\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight:Issues and Trends\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Nine: A Vocation at Risk: Outflanking the Forty-eight \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040325042519,"sku":"9781475858563","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475858563.jpg?v=1750946386","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-vocation-at-risk-9781475858563","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}