Case studies of teacher development
Subtitle: an in-depth look at how thinking about pedagogy develops over time
By: Barbara B. Levin.
Publisher: L. Erlbaum Associates
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Mahwah, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
Subjects: Teachers -- In-service training -- United States -- Longitudinal studies
Genres: Longitudinal studies.
Description: "This book represents the results of a 15-year longitudinal study based on in-depth case studies of the development of four teachers' pedagogical thinking. These studies illustrate how teachers' thinking - about children's behavior, development, learning, and teaching - develops over time, based on their personal and professional life experiences. It is an especially significant book because understanding how pedagogical thought develops over time and how these ideas are put into action in classrooms can be used to improve teacher education, teacher induction, and teacher retention programs."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-302) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Contexts.  Situating this study in theory and research on teacher development ; Research methodology.; title: Longitudinal case studies.  The study of Julie Devine ; The story of Sandy Brumbaum ; The story of Ralph Elder ; The story of Rick Kleine.; title: Analysis.  Answering the "so what" question: what do these case studies tell us?