Learning to teach in an age of accountability /
Arthur T. Costigan, Margaret Smith Crocco with Karen Kepler Zumwalt.
- Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2004.
- xiii, 274 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Teaching is messy work -- High-stakes teaching -- Vocation? profession? or just a job? -- "Having a life" as a new teacher -- From noble ideals to everyday realities -- Lessons, kids, and classrooms -- Accountability, autonomy, and responsibility in the classroom -- Teaching is not just what happens when you close the classroom door -- The global village of the classroom -- The past is never past -- Teaching as a political act -- Choosing to make a difference / Karen K. Zumwalt.
Educational accountability--New York (State)--New York--Case studies. First year teachers--New York (State)--New York--Case studies. Education, Urban--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.