Changing Times In Teacher Education: Restructuring Or Reconceptualising?

by Marvin F. Wideen (Editor), Peter P. Grimmett (Editor)

Overview

Pressures for reform in teacher education have begun to take on the same sense of urgency as school reform. Those faculties of education who have been strong advocates for change in the schools now find themselves the subject of similar pressures from governmental policy makers. Attempts at change have taken place in many different countries and jurisdictions around the world.; This book details, through a series of international vignettes, how teachers are responding to the changing times and social contexts in which they do their work. The authors hold the view that changes are inevitable in teacher education but what is not clear is who will control the changes and whether the end result will actually improve the preparation of teachers. The theme of the book is that the reform of teacher education should be informed by intelligent debate and that any attempt to restructure teacher preparation should result from a careful reconceptualisation of it purposes and processes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136363955
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/13/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	744 KB

About the Author

Marvin F. Wideen, Peter P. Grimmett

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Teacher Education at the Crossroads, Marvin F. Wideen; Part 1 Opportunities and Troubling Times in Teacher Education; Chapter 2 The United States: The Context for the Restructuring and Reconceptualization of Teacher Preparation, Kenneth R.Howey; Chapter 3 Readjustments, Reorganization or Revolution? The Changing Face of Teacher Education in Australia, Richard P.Tisher; Chapter 4 The Commodification of Teaching: Teacher Education in England, DavidPimm, MichelleSelinger; Chapter 5 Teacher Education in Norway: Images of a New Situation, Trond EilivHauge; Chapter 6 Ways into Teacher Education: The Case of Portugal, IsabelAlarcão; Chapter 7 Teacher Education in Canada: A Case Study of British Columbia and Ontario, NancySheehan, MichaelFullan; Part 2 Policy Directions for Change in Teacher Education; Chapter 8 Rescuing Teacher Education: A View from the Hut with the Bananas, JaapTuinman; Chapter 9 Stirring the Embers: Reconsidering the Structure of Teacher Education Programs, Alan R.Tom; Part 3 Changes at the Ground Level: The Wedge of Progressive Practice; Chapter 10 Teaching with Cases: Teacher Educators and Preservice Teachers in Professional Preparation, SelmaWassermann; Chapter 11 Reflective Practice and a Reconceptualization of Teacher Education, Terrance R.Carson; Chapter 12 Foxfire and Teacher Preparation: Practising What We Teach, AllanDittmer, JohnFischetti; Chapter 13 Reframing the Clinical Professor Role: The Faculty Associate at Simon Fraser University, A.J. (Sandy)Dawson; Chapter 14 Collaborative Teacher Education: A Merging of Agendas, Judith A.Scott, HughBurke; Chapter 15 Reconceptualizing Teacher Education: Preparing Teachers for Revitalized Schools, Peter P.Grimmett;

Editorial Reviews

An examination of teacher education in six western countries--Britain, US, Canada, Australia, Norway, and Portugal--revealing the vastly different patterns of reform as teacher education is forced to restructure to respond to political and social policy at national, provincial, or state levels. It also provides examples of innovative practices that teacher educators can make in response to these challenges and outlines a framework to view these innovations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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