本教材努力做到选材广泛，内容丰富，注意兼顾知识性、科学性以及语言的难易程度。全书共包含涉及教育方面九大专题的46篇短文，全部文章由我国资深教育专家精心挑选或改编，文章100％选自国外2000年后出版的英文原版材料。教材的单元体例清晰统一，每篇短文都有详尽的背景介绍、阅读前的思考问题、注释、词汇表、教育术语表、阅读理解练习和阅读后的思考问题等内容，既便于学生自学，又利于教师组织教学。

本书选材广泛系统，内容丰富新颖。全书共有涉及教育方面九大专题的46篇短文。全部文章由资深教育专家精心挑选，文章100％选自国外2000年后的英文原版材料。文章选材注意兼顾知识性、科学性以及语言的难易程度，体例设计便于学生自学和教师组织教学。

本书适合高等院校小学教育专业英语教育方向的专科生和本科生以及英语教育专业的专科生和本科生作为英语阅读教材使用，也可以用作师范院校教育专业的研究生和教育硕士的专业英语教材。

前言

Part Ⅰ EDUCATION AND SOCIETY

 Unit 1 Educational History

Reading Ⅰ China's Educational Traditions

Reading Ⅱ Core Values of the Chinese Academy

 Unit 2 Educational Philosophy

Reading Ⅰ Epistemology--How do We Know?

Reading Ⅱ Metaphors for Teaching

 Unit 3 Comparative and Higher Education

Reading Ⅰ The Purposes of Comparative Study of Education

Reading Ⅱ The Importance of General Education

Part Ⅱ SCHOOLING

 Unit 4 School Education

Reading Ⅰ Aims of Education

Reading Ⅱ Kinds of Curricula

Reading Ⅲ Perspectives on Technology in Schools

 Unit 5 Reforms of Schooling

Reading Ⅰ Gender

Reading Ⅱ The Full-Inclusion Debate

Reading Ⅲ The Effects of Cultural Differences on Learning

Part Ⅲ EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

 Unit 6 Intelligence

Reading Ⅰ Emotional Intelligence

Reading Ⅱ Sternberg's Definition of Intelligence

 Unit 7 Cooperative Learning

Reading Ⅰ Why does Cooperative Learning Affect Student Achievement?

Reading Ⅱ Outcomes of Cooperation

Reading Ⅲ Essential Features of Cooperative Learning

 Unit 8 Learning Styles, Domains, and Non-Intelligence Factors

Reading Ⅰ Learning Style: Field Dependence Versus Field Independence

Reading Ⅱ The Cognitive Domain

Reading Ⅲ Promoting Positive Self-Concept and Self-Esteem

Part Ⅳ CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION

 Unit 9 Direct and Indirect Instruction

Reading Ⅰ Comparison of Direct and Indirect Instruction

Reading Ⅱ Conceptual Movement: Induction and Deduction

 Unit 10 Differentiated Instruction

Reading Ⅰ What Is "Differentiated Instruction"?

Reading Ⅱ Why Differentiate Instruction?

Reading Ⅲ Key Principles of Differentiated Instruction

 Unit 11 Instructional Strategies

Reading Ⅰ Problem-Solving Strategies

Reading Ⅱ Questioning for Depth

Reading Ⅲ Scaffolding Techniques

Part Ⅴ ENGLISH TEACHING AND LEARNING

 Unit 12 Language and Language Acquisition

Reading Ⅰ The Stages of Second Language Acquisition

Reading Ⅱ Language Acquisition Theory and the Classroom Teacher

 Unit 13 Development of Language Skills

Reading Ⅰ Strategies for Language Development

Reading Ⅱ Reading Ⅰs an Interactive and Strategic Process ..

 Unit 14 Innovations in English Teaching

Reading Ⅰ The Principles of English Medium Teaching

Reading Ⅱ Phonics- What We Know from Research and Practice

 Unit 15 The Communicative Classroom

Reading Ⅰ Characteristics of Communicative Approach

Reading Ⅱ Teaching by Principles--Cognitive Principles

Part Ⅵ ASSESSMENT AND TESTING

 Unit 16 Assessment

Reading Ⅰ What Is Assessment?

Reading Ⅱ Assessing, Testing and Teaching

Part Ⅶ CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

 Unit 17 Establishing an Effective Classroom Climate

Reading Ⅰ Low-Profile Classroom Management

Reading Ⅱ Developing Effective Classroom Groups

Part Ⅷ BEING AN EFFECTIVE AND REFLECTIVE TEACHER.

 Unit 18 Being an Effective Teacher

Reading Ⅰ The Role of the Teacher

Reading Ⅱ Effective Teaching

 Unit 19 Being a Reflective Teacher

Reading Ⅰ Reflection

Reading Ⅱ Making Action Research a Part of Daily Teaching Practices

Part Ⅸ TEACHER'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 Unit 20 Why and How to Develop Professionally

Reading Ⅰ Reasons for Pursuing Professional Development

Reading Ⅱ Knowledge Is Constructed by Learners

Keys to the Exercises