Pre-Service Teacher Education and Induction in Southwest China: A Narrative Inquiry through Cross-Cultural Teacher Development

by Ju Huang

Overview

This book is a narrative inquiry that focuses on four participating Chinese teacher candidates’ cross-cultural learning in Canada and stories of induction in Southwest China. Through the lens of “three-dimensional inquiry space” and “reciprocal learning in teacher education,” the author explores the influence of cross-cultural experiences on the dissonance of pedagogies, teacher-student relationships, socialization, and beliefs about teaching and learning that interweave global and national curriculum boundaries. The chapters provide insight into how Chinese beginning teachers struggle to voice and to socialize among a cacophony of past practices, lived experiences, and cross-cultural experiences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319964782
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	09/12/2018
Series:	Intercultural Reciprocal Learning in Chinese and Western Education
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	372 KB

About the Author

Ju Huang is Associate Professor in the Faculty of International Studies and Instructor for Teacher Education and English as a Foreign Language programs at Southwest University, China.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Teacher Education and Induction From a Cross-cultural Perspective.- Chapter 3. What teachers can learn Research Methodology.- Chapter 4. Never Lose the Initial Aspiration不忘初心: Shan’s Narratives.- Chapter 5. Contemplating an Exit: Siyuan’s Narratives.- Chapter 6. Connecting Teaching to Daily Life: Hailiang’s Narratives.- Chapter 7. “Pursuit to be an Excellent Teacher”: Weiguo’s Narrative.- Chapter 8. Discussion of the Cross-Cultural Experiences and Chinese Teachers’ Induction.- Chapter 9. Educational and Societal Implications of the Cross-Cultural and Induction Experience.- Chapter 10. Conclusion.