Practice
Keywords in Teacher Education
Will be published approx. on 9. July 2026
128 pages
978-1-350-54318-8 (ISBN)
Description
Heated debates about teaching often occur around the word practice. When we consider practice as a keyword, it becomes clear that practice is about much more than what teachers do in the classroom. Discourses of practice are used to spread policy ideas, to claim expertise, to empower or disempower teachers, to discredit or support schools of education, and more.
In this book, the authors demonstrate how impoverished notions of practice undermine teachers' work. They ask: How can a historical understanding of practice inform the present, considering the political, social, and economic forces that shape decisions and trends? How can educators act to transform teacher education, centring complex notions of practice that honour teachers' work? Demonstrating the import of these questions in our current moment, they offer pathways forward.
In this book, the authors demonstrate how impoverished notions of practice undermine teachers' work. They ask: How can a historical understanding of practice inform the present, considering the political, social, and economic forces that shape decisions and trends? How can educators act to transform teacher education, centring complex notions of practice that honour teachers' work? Demonstrating the import of these questions in our current moment, they offer pathways forward.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
File size
4,05 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-350-54318-8 (9781350543188)
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Book
approx. 08/2026
Bloomsbury Academic
€21.50
Not yet published
Persons
Katherine Schultz is Professor in the School of Education at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA.
Rachel Throop is Assistant Professor at Barnard College, Columbia University, USA.
Rachel Throop is Assistant Professor at Barnard College, Columbia University, USA.
Content
Foreword
1. Practice as a keyword in teacher education
2. Theoretical lenses on practice
3. Historical lenses on practice-based teacher education
4. The global circulation of practices in teacher education
5. How can a more robust understanding of practice shape the future of teacher education?
1. Practice as a keyword in teacher education
2. Theoretical lenses on practice
3. Historical lenses on practice-based teacher education
4. The global circulation of practices in teacher education
5. How can a more robust understanding of practice shape the future of teacher education?
