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Understanding Teacher Identity

Author : Patrick M. Jenlink

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 215 pages

File Size : 38,50 MB

Release : 2021-05-08

Category : Education

ISBN : 147585918X

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Understanding Teacher Identity: The Complexities of Forming an Identity as Professional Teacher introduces the reader to a collection of research-based works by authors that represent current research concerning the complexities of teacher identity and the role of teacher preparation programs in shaping the identity of teachers. Important to teacher preparation, as a profession, is a realization that the psychological, philosophical, theoretical, and pedagogical underpinnings of teacher identity have critical importance in shaping who the teacher is, and will continue to become in his/her practice. Teacher identity is an instrumental factor in teachers’ and the students’ success. Chapter One opens the book with a focus on the development of teacher identity, providing an introduction to the book and an understanding of the growing importance of identity in becoming a teacher. Chapters Two–Nine present field-based research that examines the complexities of teacher identity in teacher preparation and the importance of teacher identity in the teaching and learning experiences of the classroom. Finally, Chapter Ten presents an epilogue focusing on teacher identity and the importance, as teacher educators and practitioners, of making sense of who we are and how identity plays a critical role in the preparation and practice of teachers.



Communities of Practice

Author : Etienne Wenger

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 340 pages

File Size : 44,32 MB

Release : 1999-09-28

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1107268370

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This book presents a theory of learning that starts with the assumption that engagement in social practice is the fundamental process by which we get to know what we know and by which we become who we are. The primary unit of analysis of this process is neither the individual nor social institutions, but the informal 'communities of practice' that people form as they pursue shared enterprises over time. To give a social account of learning, the theory explores in a systematic way the intersection of issues of community, social practice, meaning, and identity. The result is a broad framework for thinking about learning as a process of social participation. This ambitious but thoroughly accessible framework has relevance for the practitioner as well as the theoretician, presented with all the breadth, depth, and rigor necessary to address such a complex and yet profoundly human topic.



Teacher Identity Development Within a Community of Practice

Author : Ronel Ferreira

Publisher :

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 47,31 MB

Release : 2022

Category : Education

ISBN : 9781685075118

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"The development and refinement of a professional teacher identity forms an integrated part of both pre- and in-service teachers. More specifically, any person entering the teaching profession needs to engage in reflexive practice when standing in front of a class and putting theory into practice. By understanding one's strengths and areas for further development, a teacher can build self-confidence and develop a repertoire of skills and resources that can be mobilized within the school context. Teacher Identity Development Within a Community of Practice makes a valuable contribution to the existing knowledge base and current debates on professional teacher identity development and how this can be supported by higher education institutions offering teacher training programs. More specifically, professional identity development is linked to the importance of a community of practice, where joint reflection and action can add value to the continued development of any teacher. The contribution of this book to scholarship is regarded as ground-breaking, as it is based on recent research conducted with pre-service teachers over a period of three years. In addition to the pioneering contribution to existing literature in the fields of teacher identity development and community of practice theory, the publication has practical application value for teachers and practitioners already in the profession. Based on the participatory nature of the methodological approach followed for the FIRE research project, the importance of agency, collaboration within a community of practice, joint reflection and continued action is illustrated. More specifically, the way in which the teachers-in-becoming engaged in cycles of reflection and action while taking joint responsibility for their professional development in communication with others in the field demonstrates how continued participatory research by people on ground level can result in not only theory building but also in positive change and continued future development in practice"--



Qualities of Effective Principals

Author : James H. Stronge

Publisher : ASCD

Page : 336 pages

File Size : 33,57 MB

Release : 2021-04-28

Category : Education

ISBN : 1416629963

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This book shows principals how to successfully balance the needs and priorities of their schools while continuously developing and refining their leadership skills.



The SAGE Handbook of Research on Teacher Education

Author : D. Jean Clandinin

Publisher : SAGE

Page : 1308 pages

File Size : 45,86 MB

Release : 2017-06-14

Category : Education

ISBN : 1526415461

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The SAGE Handbook of Research on Teacher Education offers an ambitious and international overview of the current landscape of teacher education research, as well as the imagined futures. The two volumes are divided into sub-sections: Section One: Mapping the Landscape of Teacher Education Section Two: Learning Teacher Identity in Teacher Education Section Three: Learning Teacher Agency in Teacher Education Section Four: Learning Moral & Ethical Responsibilities of Teaching in Teacher Education Section Five: Learning to Negotiate Social, Political, and Cultural Responsibilities of Teaching in Teacher Education Section Six: Learning through Pedagogies in Teacher Education Section Seven: Learning the Contents of Teaching in Teacher Education Section Eight: Learning Professional Competencies in Teacher Education and throughout the Career Section Nine: Learning with and from Assessments in Teacher Education Section Ten: The Education and Learning of Teacher Educators Section Eleven: The Evolving Social and Political Contexts of Teacher Education Section Twelve: A Reflective Turn This handbook is a landmark collection for all those interested in current research in teacher education and the possibilities for how research can influence future teacher education practices and policies.



Race, Culture, and Schooling

Author : Peter C. Murrell, Jr.

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 337 pages

File Size : 14,68 MB

Release : 2017-09-25

Category : Education

ISBN : 1351552481

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Responding to a need for greater cultural competence in the preparation and development of teachers in diverse public school settings, this book investigates the critical developmental and social processes mediating students’ academic identities in those settings posing the greatest challenges to their school achievement and personal development. It provides an accessible, practice-oriented culturally responsive framework for teachers in American schools. Murrell proposes a situated-mediated identity theory that emphasizes examining not just the child, not just the school environment, but also the child in-context as the unit of analysis to understand how both mutually constitute each other in the social and cultural practices of schooling. He then develops this theory into an applied psychology of identity and agency development among children and youth as well as their teachers, striving together for academic achievement in diverse school settings. For researchers, professionals, and students in multicultural education, educational and developmental psychology, social and cultural foundations of education, and teacher education, Murrell’s cultural practices approach builds on current thinking about multicultural teacher preparation and provides the practice component underpinning theories about cultural competence.



Language Teacher Development in Digital Contexts

Author : Hayriye Kayi-Aydar

Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company

Page : 208 pages

File Size : 35,66 MB

Release : 2022-01-15

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9027258244

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This volume demonstrates how various methodologies and tools have been used to analyze the multidimensional, dynamic, and complex nature of identities and professional development of language teachers in digital contexts that have not been adequately examined before. It therefore offers new understandings and conceptualizations of language teacher development and learning in varied digital environments. The collection of pieces illustrates a field that is recognizing that digital environments are the contexts of teacher learning, not simply the object of it, and that issues of identity and agency are central to that learning. As an excellent resource on digital technologies, CALL, gaming, or language teacher identity and agency, the book can be used as a textbook in various applied linguistics courses and graduate seminars.



Teacher Education and Teacher Professional Development in the COVID-19 Turn

Author : Nur Arifah Drajati

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Page : 278 pages

File Size : 43,65 MB

Release : 2022-11-29

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1000830632

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These proceedings present a selection of papers from the ICTTE 2021 conference. While face-to-face classroom instruction is brought back, there are a lot of lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that schools, teacher training and education institutions, and government have to take into account. There is a need to reconsider what additional knowledge and skills pre-service teachers and in-service teachers need to be prepared for to anticipate such a similar unexpected situation in the future. Additionally, there is also a need to listen to in-service teacher experiences during the emergency remote teaching and integrate the positive lessons that they have gained, such as the use of technology, into the current post pandemic face-to-face classroom instruction. This proceeding is designed for teacher educators, researchers, in-service teachers, and pre-service teachers in the field of language education, math and science education and social science education, who are interested in these topics.



Teaching Selves

Author : Jane Danielewicz

Publisher : State University of New York Press

Page : 230 pages

File Size : 37,44 MB

Release : 2001-07-19

Category : Education

ISBN : 0791490475

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2001 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title This is a book about how identities arise, in particular, about how individuals "become" teachers, and how pedagogy in teacher education programs can promote identity development. Teaching Selves argues that being a teacher is not a matter of simply adopting a role but rather involves the construction of an identity as a teacher. Focusing on identity, the book tells the stories of six undergraduate students enrolled in a secondary teacher education program at a large state university. Through a qualitative study made up of interviews, observations, and teaching experiences with the subjects over a three-year period, the author explains the process of becoming a teacher, concentrating on the influences of education courses and other features of the teacher education program. Filled with students' stories and personal reflections from the author, Teaching Selves offers a personal vision of what is possible in a very public endeavor—the education of new teachers.



Learning in Landscapes of Practice

Author : Etienne Wenger-Trayner

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 205 pages

File Size : 50,31 MB

Release : 2014-07-25

Category : Education

ISBN : 1317692527

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If the body of knowledge of a profession is a living landscape of practice, then our personal experience of learning can be thought of as a journey through this landscape. Within Learning in Landscapes of Practice, this metaphor is further developed in order to start an important conversation about the nature of practice knowledge, identity and the experience of practitioners and their learning. In doing so, this book is a pioneering and timely exploration of the future of professional development and higher education. The book combines a strong theoretical perspective grounded in social learning theories with stories from a broad range of contributors who occupy different locations in their own landscapes of practice. These narratives locate the book within different contemporary concerns such as social media, multi-agency, multi-disciplinary and multi-national partnerships, and the integration of academic study and workplace practice. Both scholarly, in the sense that it builds on prior research to extend and locate the concept of landscapes of practice, and practical because of the way in which it draws on multiple voices from different landscapes. Learning in Landscapes of Practice will be of particular relevance to people concerned with the design of professional or vocational learning. It will also be a valuable resource for students engaged in higher education courses with work-based elements.