1st Edition

Novice Teachers Embracing Wobble in Standardized Schools Using Dialogue and Inquiry for Self-Reflection and Growth

146 Pages
by Routledge

146 Pages
by Routledge

146 Pages
by Routledge

A critical resource for pre-service and practicing teachers, this book addresses what happens when new teachers try to enact inquiry-based and dialogical pedagogy within standardized schools. Exploring the narratives from beginning ELA and humanities teachers when they encounter challenges and obstructions, this book explores moments of wobble—key events that called attention to practice in... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter One: Recognizing Wobble, Uncertainty, and Possibility

Chapter Two: Describing the Process

Chapter Three: Constructing Personal and Professional Identities

Chapter Four: Dialoguing through Tensions between Belief and Practice

Chapter Five: Transacting with School Structures

Chapter Six: Maximizing the Possibilities

Author Biographies

Biography

Bob Fecho is Professor of English Education in the Department of Arts and Humanities at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA.

Dawan Coombs is Associate Professor of English at Brigham Young University, USA.

Trevor Thomas Stewart is Associate Professor in the School of Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA.

Todd S. Hawley is Professor of Social Studies Education in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies at Kent State University, USA.