| Secondary English Teacher Education in the United States Contributor(s): Pasternak, Donna L. (Author), Caughlan, Samantha (Author), Brennan, Marie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1350032018 ISBN-13: 9781350032019 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teacher Training & Certification - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 428.007 |
| LCCN: 2017042628 |
| Series: Reinventing Teacher Education |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Identifying key areas of teacher education that cross countries and disciplines, this book provides the first extensive research-based insight into how secondary English teachers are prepared at institutions of higher education in the United States of America (US) since the last major study in 1995. In the two decades since then, English teacher education programs have developed in contextually dependent ways that often have been driven by institutional, economic, social and political considerations. The authors provide an overview of their nationwide study of English teacher educators, which was conducted over a four-year period. They analyze the context under which teacher educators currently prepare pre-service English teachers in the US and support teacher educators in other countries to make comparisons to their own unique historical and cultural settings. The authors also offer a comprehensive evaluation of the content, practices and skills being taught to future teachers of English in university-based teacher preparation programs in the US. The book draws on evidence from a nationwide questionnaire, case studies of teacher educators in their respective programs, course syllabi and focus group interviews to focus on areas of instruction that resonate with teacher educators in countries where English is the dominant language of communication. These areas include:- field experiences - standards and assessment - teaching literacy to integrate reading and writing - working with English language learners to address cultural and linguistic diversity - new technologies in English education |
Contributor Bio(s): Brennan, Marie: - MARIE BRENNAN is an anthropologist and folklorist who shamelessly pillages her academic fields for material. She is the author of several acclaimed fantasy novels including A Natural History of Dragons; The Onyx Court Series: Midnight Never Come, In Ashes Lie, A Star Shall Fall, and With Fate Conspire; Warrior; and Witch. Her short stories have appeared in more than a dozen print and online publications.Ellis, VIV: - Viv Ellis is Professor and Head of the Department of Education at Brunel University, London, UK, and Professor II at Bergen University College in Norway.Pasternak, Donna L.: - Donna L. Pasternak is Professor of English Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.Caughlan, Samantha: - Samantha Caughlan is an independent scholar in teacher education. |