Costigan, Arthur T.

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.

0805847073 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780805847079 (cloth : alk. paper) 0805847081 (paper : alk. paper) 9780805847086 (paper : alk. paper)

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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.

LB 2806.22 / .C67 2004