本书将学习英语与了解教育领域内一些常见学科理论以及教学实践，提高解决实际教育问题的能力紧密结合，即在学习英语的同时，使读者系统地了解教育学科学理论、专业知识和教学实践；在认识、走进教育领域的同时，学习和了解教育学科中一些常见的教育理论、观点（包括专业词汇、术语等）的英语表达，在巩固一般语言知识和运用能力的基础上进一步扩展学生的语言知识，提高学生的语言应用能力，将语言教学和教师专业教育融会贯通，以期提升一线教师以及师范生的综合素质。

Unit 1 Origin & History of Education 1
Text A The History of Compulsory Education in Europe 1
Text B A History of American Higher Education 6
Supplementary Reading: The Origins of Distance Education 12
Unit 2 Educational Objective 15
Text A Aims and Objectives of Education 15
Text B Education, Basics of Education and Educational Objectives 24
Supplementary Reading: Knowing Your Learning Target 31
Unit 3 Teacher & Student 37
Text A The Teacher, the Student and the Classroom 37
Text B Teacher-Student Attachment and Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Work 46
Supplementary Reading: Teacher Effectiveness: What Do Students and Instructors Say? 56
Unit 4 Teaching Methods 61
Text A Refuting Misconceptions about Classroom Discussion 61
Text B Brainstorming: A Creative Way to Learn 68
Supplementary Reading: Learning Styles and Teaching Styles 75
Unit 5 Materials & Test 83
Text A Materials and Media 83
Text B Test Anxiety and Academic Performance 90
Supplem entary Reading: Using Examinations and Testing to Improve Educational Quality 95
Unit 6 Educational Evaluation 104
Text A Integration of Technology and Educational Assessment 104
Text B Sustainable Assessment and Evaluation Strategies for Open and Distance Learning 111
Supplementary Reading: Online Diagnostic Assessment in Support of Personalized Teaching and Learning: The eDia System 118
Unit 7 School Management 120
Text A What Is School-based Management? 120
Text B Data-informed Decision Making and Transformational Leadership 128
Supplementary Reading: Evaluating School-based Management 133
Unit 8 School & Family 140
Text A School and Family Cooperation Models for Reducing Social Problems 140
Text B School-Family Partnership in Hong Kong, China 149
Supplementary Reading: Parent-Teacher Communication : Tips for Creating a Strong Parent-Teacher Relationship 156
Unit 9 Extra-curricular Activities 160
Text A Extra-curricular Activity and the Transition from Higher
Education to Work 160
Text B Extra-curricular Physical Activity and Socioeconomic Status in Italian Adolescents 165
Supplementary Reading: Discussion and Conclusion of Correspondence Hypothesis 170
Unit 10 Moral Education 174
Text A Education as a Moral Enterprise 174
Text B Moral Education of Youth in the Information Age 179
Supplementary Reading: The Role of Moral Education in Students’ Value Development 184
Unit 11 Education & People’s Overall Development 187
Text A Importance of Early Childhood Education 187
Text B Social Skills Development in Primary Education 191
Supplementary Reading: Importance of Education in Human Development 198
Unit 12 Education & Social Development 201
Text A Open and Distance Education: A Better Way of Competence Building and Sustainable Development 201
Text B Higher Education Within a Knowledge-based Society 207
Supplementary Reading: The Global “Imagined Community”—International Education 214
Unit 13 Educational Justice 217
Text A Educational Justice in Schools 217
Text B Efficiency and Equity of Education 222
Supplementary Reading: Educational Policy, Housing Policy and Social Justice 228
Unit 14 Educational System & Educational Law 230
Text A E-learning in Modern Educational System 230
Text B Legislation and Equality in Basic Education 234
Supplem entary Reading: Major Continuities and Changes in the Compulsory Education Law 240
Unit 15 Educator & Educational Thoughts 242
Text A Disciples of Confucius 242
Text B Educational Thought and Teaching 246
Supplementary Reading: Frederick James Gould: Education Inspired by Humanity’s Story 252
References 254