Teaching about Teaching: Purpose, Passion and Pedagogy in Teacher Education

by Loughran,John

• ISBN13: 9780750707084
• ISBN10: 0750707089
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-04-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Teaching about Teachingclearly demonstrates how teaching about teaching knowledge (pedagogy) is a cornerstone in the development of quality teacher education and how this knowledge must be articulated throughout the teaching profession.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Foreword	p. viii
Introduction Introduction	p. 1
An Introduction to Purpose, Passion and Pedagogy	p. 3
References	p. 9
Principles and Practices Which Shape Teaching about Teaching	p. 11
Practicing Theory and Theorizing Practice in Teacher Education	p. 13
References	p. 30
Teaching Teachers: How I Teach Is the Message	p. 32
Teacher Education as a Process of Developing Teacher Knowledge	p. 48
Teaching about Teaching: Principles and Practice	p. 57
References	p. 69
Challenges in Teaching and Learning about Teaching	p. 71
Teaching Teachers for the Challenge of Change	p. 73
Learning to Teach Prospective Teachers to Teach Mathematics: The Struggles of a Beginning Teacher Educator	p. 95
Teaching and Learning in Teacher Education: Who Is Carrying the Ball?	p. 117
Rethinking Teacher Educators' Roles and Practice	p. 131
Learning about Learning in the Context of a Science Methods Course	p. 133
Teaching to Teach with Purpose and Passion: Pedagogy for Reflective Practice	p. 150
Advisor as Coach	p. 164
Conversations about Teacher Education	p. 181
Obligations to Unseen Children	p. 183
Storming through Teacher Education: Talk about Summerfest	p. 210
References	p. 225
Conclusion	p. 227
Becoming Passionate about Teacher Education	p. 229
Notes on Contributors	p. 236
Author Index	p. 239
Subject Index	p. 241
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