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Bjork Christopher; Johnston, D. Kay; Ross, Heidi – Paradigm Publishers, 2007
Taking Teaching Seriously expands and enriches discussions about teacher preparation in the United States. Its authors describe the unique contexts for teacher preparation offered by liberal arts institutions and analyze the effects of these programs on their graduates and on K-12 schools. They emphasize that the goals and conditions for teacher…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Liberal Arts, Teacher Education, Student Teacher Supervisors
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Hammerness, Karen; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Issues in Teacher Education, 2002
Teacher education in the United States has been the subject of persistent and abiding concerns. Teacher educators have struggled for years to connect theory and practice, to place student teachers in classrooms that reflect state-of-the-art practice, and to construct program coursework that illuminates research on effective teaching in ways that…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness
Rodriguez, Alberto J., Ed.; Kitchen, Richard S., Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2005
This book provides a theoretical basis and practical strategies to counter resistance to learning to teach for diversity (in culturally and gender-inclusive ways), and resistance to teaching for understanding (using student-centered and inquiry-based pedagogical approaches). Teacher educators from across the United States present rich narratives…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cultural Pluralism, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Teacher Supervisors