Profiles of Preservice Teacher Education - Inquiry Into the Nature of Programs

The authors allow students and faculty to speak in their own voices to tell the story of how teachers are prepared for their important roles as educators of the nation's children. This book provides in-depth, personal descriptions of how elementary teachers are prepared in six diverse schools and colleges of education, ranging from the program in a small liberal arts college to those embedded in major research-oriented universities. The richly woven descriptions (gained through intensive observations and interviews) provide a balanced picture of the situation and context of teacher education today. Howey and Zimpher conclude the descriptions with an insightful cross-institutional analysis of the problems and issues uncovered and suggest a provocative set of characteristics that appear to contribute to an effective program of teacher education.

About the author

At The Ohio State University Kenneth R. Howey is Professor and Nancy L. Zimpher is Associate Professor of Education.

Product details

• Assisted by: Kenneth R Howey (Editor), Kenneth R. Howey (Editor), Nancy L Zimpher (Editor), Nancy L. Zimpher (Editor)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.03.1989
• EAN: 9780887069734
• ISBN: 978-0-88706-973-4
• No. of pages: 273
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 562 g
• Series: Suny Series in Teacher Prepara; Suny Series, Teacher Preparati; Suny Series in Teacher Prepara
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology