ABSTRACT
This chapter surveys the recent research documenting the obstacles in US teacher education, focusing on qualitative distinctions between work in teacher education and the endeavor of doctoral education. It outlines the central explanations proffered for tensions and problems exist in US teacher education. The chapter focuses on the recent analyses of John Goodlad, Nona Prestine, Harry Judge, and Milton Schwebel. It highlights the prominent features of domestic labor, and delineate connections to teacher education. The chapter portrays parallels between teacher education and domestic labor to raise a number of questions and issues that seem worth pursuing. It focuses on teacher education conundrums by underscoring the parallels between teacher education and the domestic chores within the home. The chapter discusses some of the policy implications of viewing teacher education as domestic labor in an era of drastic downsizing in US higher education.
