Teacher education in diverse settings : making space for intersecting worldviews / Larry Prochner, Ailie Cleghorn, Anna Kirova and Christine Massing.
2016
LB1732.3
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Title
Teacher education in diverse settings : making space for intersecting worldviews / Larry Prochner, Ailie Cleghorn, Anna Kirova and Christine Massing.
ISBN
9789463006934 (electronic book)
9463006931 (electronic book)
9789463006927
9463006923
9789463006910
9463006915
9463006931 (electronic book)
9789463006927
9463006923
9789463006910
9463006915
Published
Rotterdam ; Boston : Sense Publishers, [2016]
Copyright
©2016
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 188 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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LB1732.3
Dewey Decimal Classification
372.11
Summary
"Teacher Education in Diverse Settings presents a study of initial educator preparation in three social contexts: a training program for immigrant child care educators in Canada, a pre- and lower primary specialization in a teacher education program in Namibia, and a partnership between the Misak indigenous communities in Colombia and the University of Cauca to deliver courses for educators within their communities. In each setting the book explores the relationships between indigenous ways of thinking and western discourse in reference to the preparation of educators, whether they be teachers, community leaders, or newly arrived immigrants in Canada. In each case the authors' focus is on the tensions between the local understandings and global ideas, and the creation of space for diverse but intersecting worldviews. The book's goal is to investigate ways that teacher educators, parents, and communities can better prepare children for the realities of schooling while preserving the integrity of local norms and values through educator preparation programs"--Provided by publisher.
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Table of Contents
1. Setting the scene
2. Canada: A bridging program
3. Namibia: A higher degree program
4. Colombia: A community program
5. Intersections.
2. Canada: A bridging program
3. Namibia: A higher degree program
4. Colombia: A community program
5. Intersections.