Cart
Free Shipping in Australia
Proud to be B-Corp

What's Really Said in the Teachers' Lounge Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph.D.

What's Really Said in the Teachers' Lounge By Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph.D.

What's Really Said in the Teachers' Lounge by Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph.D.


$76.59
Condition - New
Only 2 left

What's Really Said in the Teachers' Lounge Summary

What's Really Said in the Teachers' Lounge: Provocative Ideas About Cultures and Classrooms by Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph.D.

The topic is a critical one. I personally found the book rewarding. I've taken another look at my aeculture within' . Harvey B. Alvy, School Administration Program Coordinator Eastern Washington University Helps teachers explore how cultural beliefs and biases - theirs, their colleagues' and their students' - affect teaching and learning. Get beyond the public words people use about your school's diverse population - and learn to deal with everyone's real feelings. Gives all educators the tools they need to introduce a spirit of compassion into their school or classrooms. Offers workable strategies to help educators: * Talk about prejudice and racism in class * Recruit positive community role models for students * Invite students to research and share their own worldviews * Help marginal students feel competent and valued * Involve students' families Find out how to create a shared culture for your students and build a real sense of community in your school.

About Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph.D.

Jeffrey A. Kottler is one of the most prolific authors in the fields of counseling, psychotherapy, and education, having written more than 90 books about a wide range of subjects. He has authored a dozen texts for counselors and therapists that are used in universities around the world and a dozen books each for practicing therapists and educators. Some of his most highly regarded works include Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy, The Mummy at the Dining Room Table: Eminent Therapists Reveal Their Most Unusual Cases and What They Teach Us About Human Behavior, Bad Therapy, The Client Who Changed Me, Divine Madness, Change: What Leads to Personal Transformation, Stories We've Heard, Stories We've Told: Life-Changing Narratives in Therapy and Everyday Life, and Therapy Over 50. He has been an educator for 40 years, having worked as a teacher, counselor, and therapist in preschool, middle school, mental health center, crisis center, nongovernmental organization, university, community college, private practice, and disaster relief settings. He has served as a Fulbright scholar and senior lecturer in Peru and Iceland, as well as worked as a visiting professor in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Nepal. He is professor of counseling at California State University, Fullerton.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL PROVOCATIONS Your Culture Is Showing Climate of Political Correctness Just How Different Are We, Anyway? Some Cultural Misunderstandings Beauty and Grace in School Rituals - with Richard Powell Teaching As If You Were an Anthropologist PART TWO: PURPOSEFUL ACTIONS Being and Doing Things Differently in the Classroom - with Ellen Kottler Narrative Approaches to Culture and Learning - with Gerald Monk Internationalizing the Classroom - with Elaine Jarchow What Matters Most

Additional information

NLS9780803963382
9780803963382
0803963386
What's Really Said in the Teachers' Lounge: Provocative Ideas About Cultures and Classrooms by Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph.D.
New
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
1997-06-26
200
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

Customer Reviews - What's Really Said in the Teachers' Lounge