Reconstructing the Work of Teacher Educators
Finding Spaces in Policy Through Agentic Approaches —Insights from a Research Collective
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Beschreibung
This book examines agentic approaches by which teacher educators navigate a highly regulated environment. It investigates how teacher educators are responding to such regulation by employing approaches such as exploratory and case study research designs. This book analyzes qualitative and quantitative data to understand the diverse, innovative and critical perspectives of teacher educators who are guided by state and federal level initiatives to enhance the quality Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs. Prominent educational theoretical perspectives are also used in this book to inform data analysis and to illuminate the empirically based findings.
This book showcases research-informed insights for the global education community from leading researchers from across a number of teacher education institutions, locally and otherwise. By adopting an ‘activist’ approach, this book positions teacher educators’ research and contribution to the field as agentive and pro-active.This book examines agentic approaches by which teacher educators navigate a highly regulated environment. It investigates how teacher educators are responding to such regulation by employing approaches such as exploratory and case study research designs. This book analyzes qualitative and quantitative data to understand the diverse, innovative and critical perspectives of teacher educators who are guided by state and federal level initiatives to enhance the quality Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs. Prominent educational theoretical perspectives are also used in this book to inform data analysis and to illuminate the empirically based findings.
This book showcases research-informed insights for the global education community from leading researchers from across a number of teacher education institutions, locally and otherwise. By adopting an ‘activist’ approach, this book positions teacher educators’ research and contribution to the field as agentive and pro-active.Provides an innovative and strong evidence base for practices within the teacher education field Highlights teacher educators’ active agency and integrity Draws on Judyth Sachs’ activist professionalism and Margaret Archer’s concept of reflexivity
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Theresa Bourke
Themen in »Reconstructing the Work of Teacher Educators«
Beginning teacher induction Alternative teacher certification Teacher-student relationship Teacher education programs Individualized education programs Common core state standards Performance based assessment Student-centered learning Student-developed materials Pedagogical content knowledge High stakes tests Problem-based learning Reflective teaching Virtual classrooms In-service teacher education