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The guiding idea of this book concerns the nature of teacher
education in the future, viewing the understanding of the history
of teacher education in different context as the basis for future
development. Special emphasis is given to matters of race and
gender as well as on the special status and roles of teacher
education in a globalized, uncertain, and anxiety-ridden world.
Viewing teacher education as drama provides lenses and insights for
the construction of teacher education. The book is divided into two
parts. Part I is entitled Teacher education in the service of
change. This part presents cases of the role of teacher education
in reform movements in different cultures, and the impact of social
changes across time on teacher education. Part II, A look into the
future: societal issues in teacher education, focuses on several
critical societal issues such as racism, feminism and environmental
sustainability.
The guiding idea of this book concerns the nature of teacher
education in the future, viewing the understanding of the history
of teacher education in different context as the basis for future
development. Special emphasis is given to matters of race and
gender as well as on the special status and roles of teacher
education in a globalized, uncertain, and anxiety-ridden world.
Viewing teacher education as drama provides lenses and insights for
the construction of teacher education. The book is divided into two
parts. Part I is entitled Teacher education in the service of
change. This part presents cases of the role of teacher education
in reform movements in different cultures, and the impact of social
changes across time on teacher education. Part II, A look into the
future: societal issues in teacher education, focuses on several
critical societal issues such as racism, feminism and environmental
sustainability."
Teacher Educators as Members of an Evolving Profession focuses on
the overall role of teacher educators who might be seen as leaders
involved in the transformation of schools and schooling in a manner
appropriate for the requirements of the 21st century. Teacher
education is perceived in this book as a profession with unique
characteristics. In the frame of this conception this book provides
and discusses relevant professional issues: the professional
identity of teacher educators, their role perception, and the
characteristics of their vocational language. The pedagogy of
teacher education is addressed and special attention is given to
their professional development. The place of practice in this
development process is considered. The contribution of research and
academic writing as part of the professional development of teacher
educators is emphasized. The book has two parts. The first part,
Teacher educators: roles, identities, and discourses, deals with
several aspects of being a teacher educator, among them their
knowledge base, their professional language and their evolving
roles. The second part of the book, The pedagogy of the
professional development of teacher educators, provides insights
into different modes of enacting processes of professional
development of teacher educators.
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