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Quality of Teacher Education and Learning: Theory and Practice

I Innovative Ideas and Practices in Teacher Learning and Teacher Preparation Innovation in Teacher Education: Cutting Edge? Or on the Cutting Room Floor?Innovations Teaching Residencies: Redesigning Field Placements/Student Teaching Teacher Leadership Online Innovations Needed? Innovations Ignored?References Comparative Work Within the Context of Practicum Settings: A First Look at What Motivates and Challenges Cooperating Teachers from Five Countries Introduction Literature Review Method The Use of the Term. ‘Cooperating Teacher ’Data Collection Data Analysis Data Reporting The Results Motivator Scores Challenge Scores Discussion References Re-Imagining Educational Research on Teaching: An Interview with Dr. David T. Hansen Introduction The Interview Fusing Philosophy and Anthropology in Educational Research On the Concept of “Person”An Alternative Approach to Research on Teaching: Bearing Witness Dr. Hansen’s Career-Long Research Path The Teacher and the Call to Teach References II Challenges and New Trends in Teacher Education On the Attributes of the Teacher’s “Holistic Profession”Introduction Characteristics of the Teacher’s “Semi-profession”(1) The evidence of the teacher’s “semi-profession”(2) Problems arising from the teacher’s “semi-profession”Connotation Construction of the Teacher’s “Holistic Profession”Values and Characteristics of the Teacher’s “Holistic Profession”(1) Values of the teacher’s “holistic profession”(2) Characteristics of the teacher’s “holistic profession”Concluding Remarks References Quality in Teacher Education: Challenging Assumptions, Building Understanding Through Foundation Principles Background Foundation Principles Teacher Educators Are Learners Articulating Pedagogical Purpose Matters What you hear in silence Student Teachers as Researchers Understanding Teaching as a Discipline Quality Learning Requires Learner Consent Conclusion References Alternative Framing of Teacher Education: A Challenge for Teacher Education in an Age of Globalization The Problems for Teacher Education of an Economic Framing of Globalization Global Discourses of Accountability Global Discourses of Markets and Competition The Possibilities for Teacher Education in an Alternative Framing of Globalization Immigration in the Classrooms Greater Cultural Diversity and the Need for “Global Competence” (Zhao 2010)Striving for Cosmopolitan Learning (Noddings 2005)Concluding Thoughts References III Rethinking the Meaning of Teacher Quality School Leadership as an Influence on Teacher Quality The Policy Context Lack of Research Teacher Quality An Educational Myth Successful Schools, Successful School Leadership Defining the vision, values and direction: building professional trust.Conclusions References Resilient Teachers, Resilient Schools Building and Sustaining Quality in Testing Times Introduction The Nature of Resilience Resilience as a psychological construct Resilience: a multidimensional, socially constructed concept Teacher Resilience: A Relational Concept Relational Resilience Relationships, Resilience and Effectiveness: Conditions Count Building Relational Resilience with. Teachers Building Relational Resilience with. Leaders Building Relational Resilience with. Pupils Connecting Resilience with Relative Effectiveness Conclusions: Beyond Survival—Sustaining Teacher Resilience and Quality in Times of Change References The Affective Dimension of Teacher Education: Based on Interaction Between Personal Academic Interest, Social Change and Education Reform Basic Framework and Initial Practice for Affective Education Policy and Practice on Curriculum and Teacher Education Reform: Paradox in Development Practical Creativity and Visible Breakthroughs of Teachers References IV Roles and Identities of Teachers The Historical Context of the Role and Status of Scholars and Teachers in Traditional China Introduction Review of Literature The Role and Status of the Chinese Literati The Imperial Examinations as a Mechanism of Selection and Control The Examination System at Work Examinations as Institution The Role and Status of the Teachers in Traditional China The Official Teachers The Private Tutors Educational Change and the Modern Teachers Conclusion Teachers ’ Submission to State Power Teachers ’ Predilection for Examination Preparation Whither Teacher Professionalism References Sustaining Teachers: Attending to the Best-Loved Self in Teacher Education and Beyond Introduction Narrative Inquiry Best-Loved Self of Teachers Teacher Images: Curriculum Maker/Curriculum Implementer Schwab’s Vision of the Best-Loved Self Glimpses of the Best-Loved Self of Teachers Preservice Teachers Practicing Teachers Teachers Who Left the Profession Summary Statements References Essential Issues in Developing a Professional Identity as a Teacher Identity Development in Relation to Learning The External, Social Element of Learning The Intra-psychological Element of Learning Consequences of Increasing Attention to Identity Development for Instructional Methods Used to Teach Teachers: What Should Teacher Training Programs Do?Implications for Research: What Questions Are Waiting to Be Answered?References

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Quality in Teacher Education: Challenging Assumptions, Building Understanding Through Foundation Principles
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