Knowledge, Policy and Practice in Teacher Education

by IanMenter (Editor), Maria Teresa Tatto (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2019

  $182.70

  Knowledge, Policy and Practice in Teacher Education reviews the evolution of education policy on initial teacher education as an indicator of the knowledge that is considered important for nation building. It also looks at research on effective approaches and structures to initial teacher learning as an indication of the intellectual and moral direction to which schooling must aspire. Contributors look at these dynamics across a range of societies including, the Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Australia, Hong Kong, Mexico, Russia, Slovakia, the UK, and the USA to explore key questions, such as: Historically, what has been the role of schooling in learning to teach in the country? What is the role of time in the progression of learning to teach in individuals' lived experiences? What is the role of social and organizational norms in the transitions from learner to novice to expert and beyond? What is the role of the social structure, institutional arrangements, and of schools in learning to teach? Maria Teresa Tatto and Ian Menter explore international variability in different conceptions of knowledge in the context of learning to teach and explore the way in which national and international influences interact in the developing trajectories of teacher education policy and practice, considering what knowledge is considered important for teachers to have.