Philosophical Perspectives on Teacher Education.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heilbronn, Ruth.

Contributor:

Foreman-Peck, Lorraine.

Series:

Journal of Philosophy of Education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Activity programs in education.

Motivation in education.

Teachers--Training of--Philosophy.

Teaching.

Teachers.

Local Subjects:

Activity programs in education.

Motivation in education.

Teachers--Training of--Philosophy.

Teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : Wiley, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Philosophical Perspectives on Teacher Education presents a series of well-argued essays about the ethical considerations that should be addressed in teacher training and educational policies and practices. * Brings together philosophical essays on an underserved yet urgent aspect of teacher education * Explores the kinds of ethical considerations that should enter into discussions of a teacher's professional education * Illuminates the knowledge and understanding that teachers need to sustain their careers and long-term sense of well being * Represents an important resource to stimulate contemporary debates about what the future of teacher education should be

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Title page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Editors' Introduction; Part 1: What Do Teachers Need to Know?; 1 How Does a Competent Teacher Become a Good Teacher?: On Judgement, Wisdom and Virtuosity in Teaching and Teacher Education; THE LIMITS OF COMPETENCE-BASED TEACHER EDUCATION; ON THE 'NATURE' OF EDUCATION: TELEOLOGY AND THE THREE DOMAINS OF EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE; WHY DO WE NEED JUDGEMENT IN TEACHING? PURPOSE, FORM, BALANCE, TRADE-OFFS AND PRAGMATISM; WHAT KINDS OF JUDGEMENT DO WE NEED IN TEACHING? PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL WISDOM

HOW CAN TEACHERS BECOME CAPABLE OF EDUCATIONAL JUDGEMENT?CONCLUDING COMMENTS; 2 Learning to Teach and Becoming a Teacher: Techne and Phronesis; PROCEDURES; PROCEDURES AND SKILL; EDUCATION AND SKILL; LEARNING TO TEACH: DELIVERING THE CURRICULUM EFFECTIVELY; BECOMING A TEACHER: BEYOND PROCEDURES AND SKILL; EDUCATION AND PHILOSOPHY; 3 The Idea of a University and School Partnership; WHAT SPACE FOR EXPLORATION OF 'THEORY' IN UK TEACHER EDUCATION OF THE FUTURE?; THE IDEA OF A UNIVERSITY; THE FOUNDATION DISCIPLINES OF EDUCATION; THE IDEA OF UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP

Part 2: What Makes a Good Teacher?4 Why We Need a Virtue Ethics of Teaching; SAINTS AND SCOUNDRELS; A BRIEF FOR TEACHERLY SELF-CULTIVATION; FROM THE TERRAIN OF TEACHING TO THE DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; 5 Wigs, Disguises and Child's Play: Solidarity in Education; INTRODUCTION; TEACHER BELIEFS AND VALUES; SOLIDARITY AS A TEACHER EDUCATOR; SOLIDARITY WITH PUPILS AND PLAY; SOLID WITH AND SOLID AGAINST?; CONCLUSION; 6 To Believe, to Think, to Know - to Teach?: Ethical Deliberation in Teacher Education; TEACHING AS A MORAL PROFESSION; ETHICAL DELIBERATION: WHAT IS IT?

FACILITATING ETHICAL DELIBERATIONMETHODOLOGY AND METHODS; DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; Part 3: Being a Teacher?; 7 The Role of Higher Education in Teacher Education: A Reorientation Towards Ontology; INTRODUCTION; THE ONTOLOGICAL TURN IN HIGHER EDUCATION; THE DIALOGIC EVENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION; IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BEING OF STUDENTS AND TEACHER EDUCATORS IN HIGHER EDUCATION; 8 Cultivating Human Capabilities in Venturesome Learning Environments; INTRODUCTION; VENTURESOME LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND THEIR DOMAINS OF RELATIONS

THE POSSIBLE AND THE PRACTICAL: RESEARCH ON LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN A POLICY CONTEXTCONCLUSION; 9 Towards a Theory of Well-Being for Teachers; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS MEANT BY 'WELL-BEING'?; CHALLENGES TO TEACHERS' WELL-BEING; WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF WELL-BEING FOR TEACHERS?; DEVELOPING SELF-KNOWLEDGE; REFLECTION; WELL-BEING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; CONCLUSION; References; Index; End User License Agreement

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781118977774

1118977777

9781118977859

1118977858