Teaching Selves: Identity, Pedagogy, and Teacher Education (Suny Series Teacher Preparation and Development) (Suny Series in Teacher Preparation and Development.) - Softcover

Danielewicz, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 079145004X ISBN 13: 9780791450048

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2001

Synopsis

Through the experiences of six students who wish to become high school teachers, this book explores the process of what it means to be a teacher and proposes ten principles for identity development.

This is a book about how identities arise, in particular, about how individuals “become” teachers, and how pedagogy in teacher education programs can promote identity development. Teaching Selves argues that being a teacher is not a matter of simply adopting a role but rather involves the construction of an identity as a teacher. Focusing on identity, the book tells the stories of six undergraduate students enrolled in a secondary teacher education program at a large state university. Through a qualitative study made up of interviews, observations, and teaching experiences with the subjects over a three-year period, the author explains the process of becoming a teacher, concentrating on the influences of education courses and other features of the teacher education program. Filled with students’ stories and personal reflections from the author, Teaching Selves offers a personal vision of what is possible in a very public endeavor―the education of new teachers.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This is a book about how identities arise, in particular, about how individuals "become" teachers, and how pedagogy in teacher education programs can promote identity development. Teaching Selves argues that being a teacher is not a matter of simply adopting a role but rather involves the construction of an identity as a teacher. Focusing on identity, the book tells the stories of six undergraduate students enrolled in a secondary teacher education program at a large state university. Through a qualitative study made up of interviews, observations, and teaching experiences with the subjects over a three-year period, the author explains the process of becoming a teacher, concentrating on the influences of education courses and other features of the teacher education program. Filled with students' stories and personal reflections from the author, Teaching Selves offers a personal vision of what is possible in a very public endeavor-the education of new teachers.

About the Author:

Jane Danielewicz is Assistant Professor of English at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

About this edition

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 079145004X
• ISBN 13: 9780791450048
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232