| Description |
1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Series |
Studies in Curriculum Theory Ser |
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Studies in Curriculum Theory Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Three Phases of Teacher Education Research and Policy in the Anglophone World -- "The Best Lack All Conviction, While the Worst Are Full of Passionate Intensity" -- Phase 1 (1960-1980): Teacher Education as Training under Government Control -- Phase 2 (1980-2000): Teacher Education as Learning to Teach under Institutional Governance |
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Phase 3 (1990-2010): Teacher Education as Policy in a Governance Context of Professional Self-Regulation and De-Regulation -- The Current Context -- Why This Book? -- How Distinctive Is This Book? -- Purpose of Book: Making Teachers' Work Significant -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 1: Re-Enchantment: Restoring Mystery and Wonder -- Idealism -- Self-Realization -- Educating as a Calling -- Issues of Controversy -- Teaching as a Vocation versus Externally Mandated Reform -- Craft (Practice) Versus Profession -- Person vis-à-vis Role |
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Teaching as Reconstruction versus Teaching as Knowledge Dissemination. -- Conclusion: The Search for Hope in Postmodern Times -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: The Current Conditions of Teacher Education: Neo-Liberalism as a Prevailing Force 1 -- The Macro-Policy Context in the Early 21st Century -- The Origins of Neo-Liberalism -- The Central Features of Neo-Liberalism -- The Neo-Liberal State -- The Influence of Conservative Think Tanks -- The Impact of Neo-Liberalism on the World -- The Impact of Neo-Liberalism on Higher Education -- The Impact of Neo-Liberalism on Teacher Education |
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Postmodern Intensification and Performativity -- Humans Driven Solely by Self-Interest and Punishment for the Pedagogical Soul -- Research/Institutional Legitimacy and Professional Identity of Teacher Educators -- Teacher Education Accessibility and Accountability -- Inclusion, Diversity, and Multiculturalism in Teaching and Teacher Education -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3: The Current State of Teacher Education in the Anglophone World: Hyper-Rationalization and the Question of Re-Enchantment -- Hyper-Rationalization and the Concept of McDonaldization |
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The Paradoxical Nature of Hyper-Rationalization -- Hyper-Rationalization and Universities -- The Age of Anxiety 2 and University Education -- The Postmodern Turn to Institutional Forces (Question #1) -- The Return of Populism -- The Magic of Crowds -- The Resurgence of Tribalism -- The Rise of Fundamentalism -- The Return to Craft -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: Myths-Lies That Mislead or Stories That Reflect a Fragment of Light? -- What Are Myths? -- How Does Myth Differ from Fantasy? -- An Example of Mythmaking -- The Purpose of Mythmaking |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Campbell, the Hero's Journey, and Myths as Clues to the Rapture of Being Alive |
| Subject |
Teachers -- Training of -- United States.
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Teaching -- Methodology.
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Teachers -- Training of
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Teaching -- Methodology
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000520408 |
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1000520404 |
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