Schoolteacher
Subtitle: a sociological study
By: Dan C. Lortie ; with a new preface.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Teaching -- Vocational guidance -- United States.; Teachers -- United States -- Social conditions.; Teachers -- Psychology.
Other titles: Schoolteacher
Description: Upon its initial publication, many reviewers dubbed this book the best social portrait of the profession since Willard Waller's The Sociology of Teaching. This new printing--including a new preface bringing the author's observations up to date--is an essential view into the world and culture of a vitally important profession.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-274) and index.
Originally published: 1975. With new introd.