The Professional Teacher Educator : Roles, Behaviour, and Professional Development of Teacher Educators / by Mieke Lunenberg, Jurriën Dengerink, Fred Korthagen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lunenberg, Mieke, Author.

Dengerink, Jurriën., Author.

Korthagen, Fred., Author.

Series:

Professional Learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a review of more than twenty years of international research on teacher educators. It offers a solid overview of what is known about the professional roles, professional behaviour and professional development of teacher educators. A systematic analysis of the focus, methods and data sources of 137 key publications on teacher educators make this book into an important reference work for everyone interested in the work of and research on teacher educators. There is a growing consensus that teacher educators largely determine the quality of teachers and hence, the quality of education. Through this book, Lunenberg, Dengerink and Korthagen provide not only insights into the various roles of teacher educators and the complexity of their work, but they also discuss building blocks for ongoing structured and in-depth professional development. The authors clarify that if we wish to take ‘being a teacher educator’ seriously, it is imperative that we build our understanding on research data. The book shows that although the number of studies on teacher educators is growing, the research in this field is still scattered. The authors highlight the need to create a coherent research programme on teacher educators and provide concrete suggestions for such a programme.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction: Why This Book?

Conceptual Framework

Method

Results: Characteristics of the Profession

Conclusions and Discussion

The Dutch Case / Mieke Lunenberg , Jurriën Dengerink , Fred Korthagen , Saskia Attema-Noordewier , Janneke Geursen and Bob Koster

Appendix: Overview of the Selected Studies and Their Characteristics

References

About the Authors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789462095182

9462095183

OCLC:

876375492