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A Language of Freedom and Teacher's Authority: Case Comparisons
from Turkey and the United States explores dimensions of authority
that are deeply embedded in the profession of teaching. It examines
critical dimensions of the foundations of Turkish and U.S. public
education, both of which are under new pressures due to changes in
the relationship between public schooling and current reforms in
education. The contributors reflect on varied dimensions of
authority, of which ideals are shifting under political and
economic pressures. In both Turkey and the U.S, public education
reflects the early influence of secular equalitarianism,
revolutionary democratic developments, and an Enlightenment-based
sense of the human right to education. Against this, we see the
opposing dialectic where state control and curricular censorship
and constriction appear too often.
Highlighting the threats that an overreliance on technology poses
for teacher creativity, student voice, and the well-being of
democracy, Moving beyond Technicism in English-Language Teacher
Education advocates a critical approach to education. Using the
author's own personal experiences, this book offers a critical
analysis of the technicist English-language teacher education
programs introduced by Turkey's Council of Higher Education in the
neoliberal period. Beginning with the implementation of critical
education in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the book
documents how teacher education practices in Turkey evolved from
liberal to mechanic with the influence of the Cold War. By shedding
light on the transformative actions of a teacher in eastern Turkey,
the book explores the impact of critical teacher education on
preservice and in-service teachers' perceptions and practice.
Highlighting the ethical responsibilities of educators, the book
calls for a critical, democratic, and humanizing approach to
teacher preparation.
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