Title
Teacher preparation as an inspirational practice [electronic resource] : building capacities for responsiveness / Shelley C. Sherman.
ISBN
9780203123027 electronic book
9780415519373 hardcover : cover
9780415519380 paperback
Publication Details
New York : Routledge, 2013.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xx, 187 p.)
Call Number
LB1707 .S54 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
370.71/1
Summary
"Amid the chorus of demands for change in teacher education, Teacher Preparation as an Inspirational Practice focuses on an equally important but seldom discussed question: What should stay constant? This book provides the answer -- nurturing the capacities of prospective teachers to be responsive to their future students, while also being responsive to teacher candidates themselves. This book draws from the literature base on teaching's moral dimensions to establish a framework for responsiveness in teacher education, describes obstacles to its actualization, and suggests approaches for nurturing responsive capacities in teacher candidates. Teacher educators will find personal relevance and resonance in the familiar, daily language of practice used in this book. Voices of teacher candidates, preservice teacher educators, and school administrators animate the conversation about responsiveness through reflections about personal experiences, aspirations and challenges. Philosophy and practice are situated within the context of tensions between standardization and teachers' commitments to remain true to the unique needs of students and teacher candidates"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Part I. Finding inspiration for responsiveness. Responsiveness in teaching ; Nurturing dispositions for responsiveness ; Déjà vu : beware of buzzwords
Part II. Inspiring preservice teachers : seeking proof in the practice. Lost in translation : can novices actually do this? ; Fostering responsiveness through written reflection ; In their own words : "I hope I can"
Part III. Sustaining responsiveness in teacher education. The not-so-visible goodness of teacher education ; In their own words : "I believe I can".
