Rethinking Teacher Education is a thorough and critical analysis of the ambivalences and uncertainties that face those in teacher education. The authors draw on their different experiences of teacher education to try to make sense of current practices and where they might lead. The book analyzes past and present constructions of teacher education and offers insights into how a re-evaluation might address teachers' positions in relation to knowledge, learners, economic demands and democratic values. The issues addressed include: * political and economic uncertainty and teacher...
Rethinking Teacher Education is a thorough and critical analysis of the ambivalences and uncertainties that face those in teacher education. ...
This refreshing book provides an accessible, critical and thorough analysis of the difficulties and opportunities that beset teacher education. The authors draw on philosophical, psychological and sociological perspectives and illustrate their points with a detailed mix of international examples. The book is usefully divided into three sections. The first focuses on the frameworks and themes that influence teacher education; the second provides an analysis of the political, economic and epistemological trends that collectively constitute what we call an age of uncertainty in teacher...
This refreshing book provides an accessible, critical and thorough analysis of the difficulties and opportunities that beset teacher education. The au...
Drawing directly on the work of teachers and other professional trainers concerned with programmes for Continuing Professional Development, this book promotes action research for practitioners so as to develop qualities of critical appraisal and analysis of practice, appropriate to professional contexts.
Drawing directly on the work of teachers and other professional trainers concerned with programmes for Continuing Professional Development, this book ...
Practical, accessible and up-to-date, this book draws directly on the work of teachers and other professional trainers concerned with programs for continuing professional development. It promotes action research for practitioners to develop qualities of critical appraisal and analysis of practice, appropriate to professional contexts.
The authors suggest activities and give support for teaching, and evaluation of teaching, by using actual examples of teacher research into professional issues. They also aim to encourage teachers' narrative writing and autobiographical approaches to...
Practical, accessible and up-to-date, this book draws directly on the work of teachers and other professional trainers concerned with programs for con...
