scholarly journals Toward an Inclusive Teacher Education Program

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Kurz ◽  
Peter V. Paul
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Novice Teachers ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Quality Teaching ◽  
Good Teacher ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
High Quality

Although definitions of high quality teaching vary considerably, a good teacher capitalizes on the strengths of every student. Yet, novice teachers struggle to identify all students’ abilities. Many teachers describe inclusion practices as just another obstacle encountered in the classroom. Scholars seek to identify ways of changing this burden of inclusion mindset to a welcoming/enriching notion aligned with social justice agendas. In this paper, we discuss the need for pre-service teachers to enter the classroom with the disposition to focus on individual strengths and to understand how the diversity of students’ abilities and backgrounds contributes to the subjective well-being of the student population.

scholarly journals Finding Satisfaction in Belonging: Preservice Teacher Subjective Well-Being and its Relationship to Belonging, Trust, and Self-Efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Bjorklund Jr. ◽  
Melissa F. Warstadt ◽  
Alan J. Daly
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Relational Trust ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Subjective Well Being

The well-being of teachers and preservice teachers has been a topic extensively explored through the lens of burnout and stress. Despite its manifold benefits, few studies have explored PST well-being through the lens of subjective well-being. Grounding our study in positive psychology, we explore the relationships between preservice teachers’ subjective well-being, program sense of belonging, relational trust, and self-efficacy. Our participants included 63 multiple- and single-subject preservice teachers in a major university teacher education program in the western United States. They were surveyed in May 2019 in the final month of completing their program. We found that sense of belonging, relational trust, and self-efficacy individually are positively associated with well-being. A mediation analysis revealed that the relationship between relational trust and subjective well-being is mediated by program sense of belonging, which may indicate the importance of cohesion in a cohort-based teacher education program.

scholarly journals Affective (An)Archive as Method

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 310-329
Author(s):  
Erica Eva Colmenares ◽  
Jenna Kamrass Morvay
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Feed Forward

The purpose of this article is to explore affective (an)archives in educational research. Unlike archives, which act more like a repository, the (an)archive is a technique for research-creation; it is a process-making engine that triggers new, creative events. The affective (an)archives studied in this paper encompass the affective intensities that arise for teacher-activists participating in public political activism, as well as the affects that animate the moments of emotional crisis (or “stuck moments”) of student teachers in a social justice-oriented teacher education program. We ruminate on the possibilities, intensities, conversations, and materialities that our (an)archives might open. Specifically, we wonder what new events can these (an)archives feed-forward and what pedagogical and emotional thresholds might the traces from our (an)archives do for both our own studies and the field of educational research.

Revising a Teacher Education Program for Diversity and Social Justice through Culturally Responsive Coursework and Professional Collaboration

2016 ◽  
pp. 409-436
Author(s):  
Gayle Y. Thieman
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Teacher Preparation Program ◽  
Graduate Teacher Education

A major revision in a graduate teacher education program (GTEP) at a mid-sized urban university provided an opportunity to rethink goals as teacher educators in order to address issues of diversity and social justice. This chapter suggests some answers to the question: What characteristics of a teacher preparation program prepare teacher candidates (TCs) to provide high quality education for all students, including those who have been historically underserved? This chapter reports a case study of the relevant research and implementation of substantially revised university coursework to better prepare teacher candidates for a diverse student population, and increased collaboration to promote program coherence. Revised coursework emphasizes culturally responsive teaching, content area literacy, and accountability for K-12 student learning. Collaboration is facilitated by clustered placements, co-teaching, and lesson study.

scholarly journals Being and Becoming Woke in Teacher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Babulski
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Education Program ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
The United States ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Being And Becoming

The role education plays in society has been contested in the United States since the inception of public education. Historically this contention has produced a delicate balance between promoting the social justice concerns of educating democratic citizens and the disciplinary concerns of individual intellectual development. Teacher preparation programs in American normal schools, colleges, and universities have traditionally struck a similar balance between theory and practice. In the past several decades, however, the rise of neoliberalism in American politics has shifted the balance away from equity, diversity, and inclusivity. The purpose of this study is to provide an account of the lived experiences of teacher candidates with the phenomena of being and becoming “woke” within a teacher education program that reflects neoliberal values but maintains a stated commitment to social justice. This study includes narrative vignettes that explore the phenomenality of “wokeness” as it manifests in the public-school environment and the teacher education program. It also addresses the effects of neoliberalism on teacher candidates’ willingness and ability to take up social justice for themselves, their students, and society.

scholarly journals What Should We Learn from New Trends in Teacher Education

sjesr ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-465
Author(s):  
Preeta Hinduja ◽  
Altaf Hussain ◽  
Shahnaz Noor
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Identity ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Effective Professional Development ◽  
Theoretical Paper ◽  
Applied Knowledge

This theoretical paper discusses the salient features of new trends in Teacher Education and their implications for teachers’ learning in 21st century. With this, the paper represents Social Justice Approach, Master-Apprentice Approach, Teacher Identity Approach, Reflective practices Approach, Competence Approach and, Applied knowledge Approaches. In addition, the paper presents seven elements of effective Professional Development required being a 21st century teacher as suggested by Darling-Hammond et al., (2017).  Besides, the paper describes ‘How teachers learn’ suggested by Jones and Dexter (2014).  It further discusses the questions and concerns that have been raised about these new trends. In addition, it highlights the issues faced by Pakistani teacher education program. Finally, the paper recommends what trend(s) Pakistani teacher Education should adapt that help teachers becoming prepare for 21st century.

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