Foundations of Education

by Allan C. Ornstein, Daniel U. Levine

Highly respected in the introduction to educational foundations market, Foundations of Education provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of topics and material typically taught in foundations courses. This text is written for the student who is preparing for a teaching career and needs to understand the key educational issues and policies affecting American education. The comprehensive and substantive coverage includes all foundational areas: social, philosophical, historical, political, economic, curricular, and legal. New features in the Tenth Edition provide a greater emphasis on the theme "From Pre-Service to Practice," helping the authors fulfill their goal of preparing students for their careers. Connecting to Certification sections prepare students for their certification exams, and From Preservice to Practice case studies highlight real-world classroom practices. For the first time, our award-winning CL Video Cases are fully integrated throughout Foundations of Education. Feature boxes and correlations used throughout the chapter direct students to view the videos on the passkey-protected website. The videos further students' understanding of key foundational concepts while allowing them to view real-life classrooms in action.

Genres: Education, Teaching, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Academic

516 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Erin McDonnell-Jones · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would give this book 2.5 stars out of 5 as it's the core text for our EDUC 200: Foundations of Education class. The class is written to focus on the philosophies of education; however, philosophies are only mentioned on four pages: page 168 (Chart "Philosophies of Education"), page 183 (Table "Theories of Education"), pages 383-387 (Historical Perspectives of Education), and page 407 (Table "Curriculum Organization Approaches" with corresponding philosophies/theories).

If the class is suppose to focus on philosophy, then this isn't the textbook to use.

However, the strengths of this book are that it is (1) easy-to-read (2) well-organized (3) provides a great overview of all aspects of education: from history to local governance to "who is who" in a school community.

[Wandi Suhendi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Foundations of Education, a book about pedagogical knowledge and art of education, i think that's this book more learn about education in America, but its good to comparation Education in Indonesia for learning.

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I've read this book for my educational philosophy for teachers class, I actually thought this book was interesting and helped a lot when it came to the course that I have taken. I know that it teaches, and help you learn about philosophy in the classroom.

[Burnsie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read the 13th edition for my college class of the same name. The 13th edition is a pretty self aware textbook and I thought it was pretty good for a textbook.

[Joe · Rating 2 out of 5]

Seriously dense. Maybe 2.5 stars. It’s good information, but it’s a bit dated (new edition needed).

[Tatiana Putra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chapter on philosophies of education and how those theories are applied so interesting! (Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6) The rest skiiimmmmmmm read

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some chapters were very informative, others ... not so much. Be interesting to read after they update to include COVID stuff.

[Erik Akre · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found Foundations to be extremely useful, informative and well-written. It can be used as an encyclopedia or a full, sequential read. Further editions no doubt expound on the already-excellent work of Ornstein and Levine. For education in history, I've found no better basic text.

The book is straightforward and informational, but it goes in depth: a thoughtful and thorough march through the history of western education. No more, no less.

[Terri Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good basic book about education that includes a historical review of the development of education worldwide but mostly covers everything you might need or want to know about our system of education, teacher prep, and the issues teachers deal with on a daily basic. If you want to get under the skin of education in America, this is a very good place to start.

[Ash Bruce · Rating 5 out of 5]

only read chapter 3 for my "history of education" class

[Marianne KB · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read a later version of this book cover to cover for a class and found it to be very helpful in getting a strong base for the politics of education in the US.