Teacher education in lifelong learning : developing professionalism as a democratic endeavour / Alison Iredale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iredale, Alison, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Training of.

Teachers.

Continuing education.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 235 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

This book promotes the idea that professionalism among teachers should be marked by democratic relations, rather than by managerialsim and performance management. It provides a thorough investigation of issues around the participation of trainee teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector, by reflecting on their experiences and questioning how well initial teacher education prepares teachers as professional practitioners in the sector. The reflexive nature of the book promotes a deep discussion of the nature of professionalism, drawing upon the works of John Dewey, Michel Foucault and Pierre Bourdieu, and places initial teacher eduation in the Lifelong Learning Sector firmly within the policy and ideological context of regulation, audit and control. It also illuminates pertinent discussions around teacher agency through a consideration of confidence, excellence, and routinised practices. Finally, the book takes us 'through the looking glass' to reveal the tensions within the teacher education curriculum as it prepares trainee teachers for a ready-made world, whilst at the same time attempting to encourage principles of social justice, inclusive practice and education as a democratic endeavour--back cover.

Contents:

Teacher Education in the Lifelong Learning Sector: Professionalism and the Democratic Endeavour

Initial Teacher Education in the Lifelong Learning Sector: Developing Professional Knowledge and Practice

Learning and Becoming: Encounters with Developing Teachers

Learning and Becoming: Experiences of the Teacher Educator as a Practitioner Researcher

The Journey into Praxis: Confidence, Excellence and Routinised Practice

Professional Knowledge and Practice: Some Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-229) and index.

ISBN:

3319658182

9783319658186

OCLC:

994756506