ABSTRACT

This new edition of a very successful book offers an innovative teaching methodology that place the teacher's own biography and life experiences at the center of teacher education. By asking students to explore their own systems of meaning and the associated contexts, especially school contexts, the author encourages them to contemplate issues of power that are vital to thinking about the teacher's role, as well as educational practices and purposes.

chapter 1|18 pages

Getting Oriented

part Section 1|182 pages

Preservice Teacher Education

part |46 pages

Methodologies for Exploring Self

chapter 2|24 pages

Life Writing

part |90 pages

Methodologies for Exploring School Context

chapter 4|22 pages

Institutional Study

chapter 5|20 pages

Shadow Study

chapter 6|26 pages

Classroom Studies

chapter 7|20 pages

Textbook/Curriculum Analysis

part |44 pages

Integrating Methodologies

chapter 8|22 pages

Action Research

part Section 2|22 pages

In-Service Teacher Education

chapter 10|20 pages

Collaborative Teacher Research