1st Edition
Taking Teaching Seriously How Liberal Arts Colleges Prepare Teachers to Meet Today's Educational Challenges in Schools
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
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Taking Teaching Seriously expands and enriches discussions about teacher preparation in the United States. Its authors describe the unique contexts for teacher preparation offered by liberal arts institutions and analyze the effects of these programs on their graduates and on K12 schools. They emphasize that the goals and conditions for teacher preparation differ from larger public institutions... Read more
- PART I Contested Views of Effectiveness and Professionalism in Undergraduate Institutions
- PART II Cultivating Liberally Educated Teachers: Distinctive Approaches of Liberal Arts Institutions
- PART III Opportunities and Obstacles for Liberal Arts Programs in Recruiting and Retaining New Teachers.
Biography
Christopher Bjork, D.Kay Johnston, Heidi A. Ross. Contributors: Irving Epstein, Alice Lesnick, Alison Cook-Sather, Lisa Smulyan, Vicki Kubler LaBoskey, Linda R. Kroll, Christopher Roellke, Jennifer Rice, Susan Riemer Sacks, Charlotte Mendoza.
This highly readable book contains important lessons for us all - Katherine Schultz, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
