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A turning point in teacher education : a time for resistance, reflection, and change / James D. Kirylo, Jerry Aldridge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kirylo, James D., author.
- Aldridge, Jerry, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teachers--Training of.
- Teachers.
- Educational change.
- Education and state.
- Education--Aims and objectives.
- Education.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 129 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
- Summary:
- "This book suggests that traditional teacher education programs must deeply reflect on solidifying the place, power, and necessity of its purpose" Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part I: Activism matters
- Turning points
- Part II: The hijacking of the education narrative
- Reform, accountability, and compromising K-12 education
- Neoliberalism : a systematic effort to privatize
- Working to eliminate traditional teacher education programs
- Part III: Teacher education and the politics within
- A rocky historical road toward teacher education
- Sameness versus difference : is teacher education clear about faculty expectations?
- Sameness versus difference : is teacher education fair about compensation and the hiring process?
- The macro versus micro challenge
- Two-stepping among colleges of education, accrediting agencies, and state departments of education
- Quantity versus quality in accepting teacher candidates
- Part IV: The question of what and how to teach
- The relationship between curriculum and instruction
- Models, approaches, and frameworks : what's the difference?
- How should we teach : transmission, transaction, or transformation?
- Should we emphasize universal human development or diversity?
- The question of online delivery systems in teacher education
- Part V: Moving forward
- Realize the distraction in order to move forward
- In need of a "Flexner-like" moment in teacher education.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kirylo, James D., author. Turning point in teacher education
- ISBN:
- 9781475827057
- 1475827059
- 9781475827064
- 1475827067
- OCLC:
- 1056698686
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