Title: Taking teaching seriously /
Authors: Bjork, Christopher.; Johnston, D. Kay.; Ross, Heidi A., 1954-
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Teachers Training of United States; Teachers Training of United States Evaluation.; Teachers Certification United States
Abstract: This book emphasizes that the goals and conditions for teacher preparation at liberal arts colleges differ from those at larger public institutions in several key respects including supervisor-student teacher relationships, philosophical foundations, and approaches to clinical fieldwork. It draws attention to the ways in which districts, schools, and most importantly, students, all benefit from the contributions that liberal arts teacher education programs make to our education system. -- Back cover
Contents: Introduction / Christopher Bjork, D. Kay Johnston, and Heidi Ross -- Teaching to higher standards : from managing to imagining the purposes of education / D. Kay Johnston and Heidi Ross -- Teacher education in liberal arts institutions : an "intellectual-educational" endeavor / Christopher Bjork -- Standardization and its discontents : the standards movement and teacher education in the liberal arts college environment / Irving Epstein -- Working the tensions : constructing educational studies within a traditional liberal arts context / Alice Lesnick, Jody Cohen, and Alison Cook-Sather -- "The power of a teacher" : teacher education for social justice / Lisa Smulyan -- Looking back : liberally educated teachers reflect on their education / D. Kay Johnston -- Principles-based teacher education : a liberal arts contribution / Vicki Kubler LaBoskey and Linda R. Kroll -- Generally educated teachers : engaging the friction between local and global knowledge / Heidi Ross -- Voices from the field : viewing teacher policy from the perspective of New York City teachers / Christopher Roellke and Jennifer King Rice -- Urban hurdles and creative strategies : striving to teach the children / Susan Riemer Sacks -- A distinctive profile : liberal arts graduates as teachers / Charlotte Mendoza -- Conclusion / D. Kay Johnston, Christopher Bjork, and Heidi Ross.