{"product_id":"descriptive-inquiry-in-teacher-practice-cultivating-practical-wisdom-to-create-democratic-schools-paperback-softback-9780807764862","title":"Descriptive Inquiry in Teacher Practice; Cultivating Practical Wisdom to Create Democratic Schools (Paperback \/ softback) 9780807764862","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDescriptive Inquiry in Teacher Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCultivating Practical Wisdom to Create Democratic Schools\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCara E. Furman (Author), Cecelia E. Traugh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807764862\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 January 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.4 x 1 cm, 0.305 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to teach for human dignity? How does one do so? This practical book shows how the leaders at four urban public schools used a process called Descriptive Inquiry to create democratic schools that promote and protect human dignity. The authors argue that teachers must attend to who a child is and find a way to create classrooms that allow everyone to feel safe and express ideas. Responding to the perennial question of how to cultivate teachers, they offer an approach that attends to both ethical development and instructional methods. They also provide a way forward for school leaders seeking to listen to, and provide guidance for, their staff. At its core, \u003cem\u003eDescriptive Inquiry in Teacher Practice\u003c\/em\u003e champions a commitment to schools as places in which children, teachers, and leaders can learn how to live and work well together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eIllustrates how to take an inquiry stance toward the difficult issues that educators face every day.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eExamines how themes regularly addressed in foundations can be used to improve schools.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eIncludes engaging portraits of progressive urban schools that showcase the qualities of the leaders that guide them.\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the power of a progressive and humanistic education for children of color and for those from lower-income backgrounds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContents (Tentative)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCara E. Furman and Cecelia E. Traugh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What Is Human Dignity?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Is Teaching?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemocracy and Teacher Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSources and Methods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverview of the Text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdding to the Conversation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I: Philosophical Framings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. \u003cbr\u003eThe Need for Practical Wisdom: What It Is and How It’\u003cbr\u003es Developed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eCara E. Furman\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Practical Wisdom in a Complex Teaching Situation: My Recollection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical Wisdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaching: To Be Effective and Ethical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigins and Key Criteria of Practical Wisdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. \u003cbr\u003eThe Cultivating of a Practically Wise Teacher Self\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eCara E. Furman\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Cultivation of Practical Wisdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClosing Thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. \u003cbr\u003eCultivating Practical Wisdom Through Descriptive Inquiry: A Case of Caring of the Self\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cecelia E. Traugh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Putting Values Into Action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValues Shaping Descriptive Inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClosing Comments: Descriptive Inquiry as an Ethical Endeavor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II: How Descriptive Inquiry Lived in the Schools: Promoting Human Dignity with Children and Teachers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. \u003cbr\u003eCity-as-School: Building a Collaborative Culture Through Descriptive Inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eRachel Seher\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Collaborative Cultures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCity-as-School\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBefore Descriptive Inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarting Descriptive Inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLessons for School Leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddendum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. \u003cbr\u003eCurricular Values: Exploring the Place of Children, Teachers, and the Culture of School in Building Curriculum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCara E. Furman with Cecelia E. Traugh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Inquiries Into Writing Curriculum—\u003cbr\u003eCara’\u003cbr\u003es Story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Experience of the Year and the Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescriptive Inquiry and Curriculum: The Principals’\u003cbr\u003e Perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing to Know a School’\u003cbr\u003es Curricular Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Be Known Through One’\u003cbr\u003es Work: The Power of Sharing Curriculum and Grappling With Words and Deeds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. \u003cbr\u003eUsing Descriptive Process to Rebuild and Sustain a Democratic School Community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eJane Andrias\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The School\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevisiting What Was There\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescriptive Process: A Palette of Possibilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostscript\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III: Seeing and acting with Others: How Descriptive Inquiry Supports Practical Wisdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. \u003cbr\u003eChanging a Perspective: No Easy Task\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCara E. Furman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Most Noble Deed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Power of Perspective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttending\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContext\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuxtaposition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanging Perspective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. \u003cbr\u003eSupporting and Being Supported: Support Team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCara E. Furman and Alison Hazut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Adjusting Our Vision of Children: Alison’\u003cbr\u003es Narrative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeing Seen as a Teacher and a Learner: Cara’\u003cbr\u003es Narrative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. \u003cbr\u003eListening So as to Attend: Descriptions of Cecelia’\u003cbr\u003es Role in Schools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCara E. Furman, with Cecelia E. Traugh and Laurie Engle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eListening to Cecelia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrated Restatement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostscript\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV: What Does it Mean to Lead Schools for Human Dignity?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. \u003cbr\u003eThe Authority of Values Within Collaborative School Communities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCecelia E. Traugh, with Rachel Seher and Abbe Futterman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Listening for Meaning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding School Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNegotiating Competing Values\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking on Difficult Issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrative Restatement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. \u003cbr\u003eA Reflection on the Idea of the Practically Wise School\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCecelia E. Traugh and Cara E. 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