ABSTRACT
Self-study in teacher education is a growing field and a natural progression from the concept of reflective practice for pre-service teachers. This book is designed to introduce teacher educators to the theory and practice of self-study, in order to explore, understand and improve their teaching about teaching.
With studies from an international range of contributors, this book illustrates a variety of approaches to self-study. It describes the issues that teacher educators have chosen to study, how they carried out their research and what the learning outcomes were. Throughout, the emphasis is on placing teacher educators' knowledge and practice at the centre of their academic work.
This book will be of interest to all teacher educators wishing to improve their knowledge and practice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |9 pages
Introduction
part |59 pages
Understanding teaching in teacher education
chapter |13 pages
Opposites attract
chapter |14 pages
Self-study as a way of teaching and learning
part |72 pages
Studying teacher educators' roles and responsibilities
chapter |15 pages
Guiding new teachers' learning from classroom experience
part |93 pages
Fostering social justice in teaching about teaching
part |45 pages
Exploring myths in teacher education
part |12 pages
Conclusion