American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade Volume 1, 2, 3 and 4

Title: American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade Volume 1, 2, 3 and 4
Author(s): Bob Batchelor
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN: 9780313344107
Date: 2009
Pages: 1703
Size: 23.64 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade is the most comprehensive reference on American pop culture ever assembled, beginning with the 1900s up through today.

Pop culture is the heart and soul of America, a unifying bridge across time bringing together generations of diverse backgrounds. Whether looking at the bright lights of the Jazz Age in the 1920s, the sexual and the rock-n-roll revolution of the 1960s, or the thriving social networking websites of today, each period in America's cultural history develops its own unique take on the qualities define our lives. [+/-]

American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade is the most comprehensive reference on American popular culture by decade ever assembled, beginning with the 1900s up through today. The four-volume set examines the fascinating trends across decades and eras by shedding light on the experiences of Americans young and old, rich and poor, along with the influences of arts, entertainment, sports, and other cultural forces.

In-depth chapters trace the evolution of pop culture in 11 key categories:

- Key Events in American Life,
- Advertising,
- Architecture,
- Books,
- Newspapers,
- Magazines and Comics,
- Entertainment,
- Fashion,
- Food,
- Music,
- Sports and Leisure Activities,
- Travel,
- and Visual Arts.

Designed to meet the high demand for resources that help students study American history and culture by the decade, this one-stop reference provides readers with a broad and interdisciplinary overview of the numerous aspects of popular culture in our country. Thoughtful examination of our rich and often tumultuous popular history, illustrated with hundreds of historical and contemporary photos, makes this the ideal source to turn to for ready reference or research.

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Teacher Preparation for Linguistically Diverse Classrooms

Title: Teacher Preparation for Linguistically Diverse Classrooms: A Resource for Teacher Educators
Author(s): Tamara Lucas
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415997925
Date: 2011
Pages: 252
Size: 1.63 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Teacher educators today need knowledge and practical ideas about how to prepare all pre-service and in-service teachers (not just bilingual or ESL specialists) to teach the growing number of students in K-12 classrooms in the United States who speak native languages other than English. This book is at the forefront in focusing exclusively on the preparation of mainstream classroom teachers for this population of students. [+/-]

Part one provides the conceptual and contextual framework for the book, including a comprehensive discussion of relevant demographic trends and an analysis of national and state policies. Part two presents examples of initiatives in different institutional and geographic settings, highlighting three essential elements of teacher preparation: curriculum content, program design, and program coherence.

Meeting a pressing need among teacher educators left to figure out, largely by trial and error, how best to prepare non-specialist classroom teachers to work with ELLs, this book both contributes to the research base and provides practical information to help readers envision possibilities they can apply in their own settings.

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