Teacher Educators and their Professional Development
Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future
1st Edition
Published on 27. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
178 pages
978-0-367-76908-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book focuses on the professional development of teacher educators, forming a definitive and expert resource for all those interested in this area of professional learning. It offers an in-depth overview of existing international research and professional development initiatives in the area of teacher educators' learning.
The book highlights relevant research on the topic, identifies the lessons learnt from recent initiatives, and indicates ways forward for teacher educators' professional learning internationally. It provides a unique combination of six years of pan-European collaborative work, resulting in a book with clear relevance and appeal to both academics and practitioners internationally. The book conceptualizes teacher educators' professional development, in order to deepen understanding of how and why learning occurs and conducts empirical research into the professional development needs of teacher educators internationally using quantitative and qualitative methods in order to redress gaps in existing research.
This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and post-graduate students in the fields of teacher education and professional development and learning.
The book highlights relevant research on the topic, identifies the lessons learnt from recent initiatives, and indicates ways forward for teacher educators' professional learning internationally. It provides a unique combination of six years of pan-European collaborative work, resulting in a book with clear relevance and appeal to both academics and practitioners internationally. The book conceptualizes teacher educators' professional development, in order to deepen understanding of how and why learning occurs and conducts empirical research into the professional development needs of teacher educators internationally using quantitative and qualitative methods in order to redress gaps in existing research.
This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and post-graduate students in the fields of teacher education and professional development and learning.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
8 s/w Abbildungen, 7 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 1 s/w Zeichnung, 6 s/w Tabellen
6 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 7 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-76908-6 (9780367769086)
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Teacher Educators and their Professional Development
Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future
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Ruben Vanderlinde | Kari Smith | Jean Murray
Teacher Educators and their Professional Development
Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future
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Ruben Vanderlinde | Kari Smith | Jean Murray
Teacher Educators and their Professional Development
Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future
E-Book
05/2021
1st Edition
Routledge
€51.49
Available for download
Persons
Ruben Vanderlinde is a Professor at the Department of Educational Studies at Ghent University in Belgium where he coordinates the research group "Teacher Education and Professional Development".
Kari Smith is Professor of Education and Head of the National Research School in Teacher Education at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Mieke Lunenberg's expertise is the professional development of teacher educators. She has had a leading role in multiple projects for supporting the professional development of teacher educators.
Jean Murray is a Professor of Education in the School of Education and Communities at the University of East London in England.
Kari Smith is Professor of Education and Head of the National Research School in Teacher Education at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Mieke Lunenberg's expertise is the professional development of teacher educators. She has had a leading role in multiple projects for supporting the professional development of teacher educators.
Jean Murray is a Professor of Education in the School of Education and Communities at the University of East London in England.
Content
1. Teacher educators and their professional development 2. A conceptual model of teacher educator development: an agenda for future research and practice 3. Researching the professional learning needs of teacher educators: results from international research 4. Interlude - Teacher educators' professional development in Australia: context and challenges 5. Learning and design principles for teacher educators' professional development 6. Designing knowledge bases for teacher educators: challenges and recommendations 7. Interlude - Teacher educators' professional development in Japan: context and challenges 8. Teacher educators' professional development during an international summer academy: storylines as a powerful pedagogy 9. Teacher educators' professional life stories across four countries: intertwining personal and contextual effects 10. Interlude - Teacher educators' professional development in the USA: context and challenges 11. Designing professional development for teacher educators: creating long-term learning for the workplace 12. Influencing professional development at national levels: learning from reciprocity and diversity 13. Teacher educators' professional development: Looking to the future