1st Edition
Decolonizing Transcultural Teacher Education through Participatory Action Research Dialogue, Culture, and Identity
Chapter 1 – Belize Education Project: Professional Development across Cultures
Section One: Introducing the Study: Purpose, Context, and Method
Chapter 2 – Sociopolitical Context of the Work: Colonialism and Its Impact on Culture, Identity, Education in Belize
Chapter 3 – Interpersonal Context of the Work: Relationships as a Foundation for Transformation
Chapter 4 – Participatory Action Research: Toward a Humanizing Approach
Section Two: Findings and Discussion: Foregrounding Relationships in Professional Development
Chapter 5 – Early Years: Promise and Problems
Chapter 6 – Understanding Teachers’ Lives and the Realities of Teaching in Belize
Chapter 7 – Constitutive Effects of Relationship Building and Solidarity
Chapter 8 – Voices of Belizean Educators: Autoethnographies in Dialogue
Section Three: Implications for Research and Practice
Chapter 9 – Looking Forward, Sharing Insights: Furthering our Decolonizing Work and Notes to Kindred Spirits
Biography
Jean Kirshner is Co-founder of the Belize Education Project. She was a public school teacher for Douglas County School District. She is currently Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Northern Colorado.
George Kamberelis is Professor and Chair of the Graduate Program in the Department of Education at Western Colorado University, USA. He is also Co-director of the Center for Teaching Excellence.
