The Peripatetic Journey of Teacher Preparation in Canada

This book situates teacher training, preparation and education in Canada within national and global histories. The authors lead the reader through an exploration of the objectives of schooling, the contextual role of teachers, and the political undercurrents sustaining various educational conceptions and policies.

About the author

Rosa Bruno-Jofré is Professor and former Dean at the Faculty of Education, and cross-appointed to the Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Science, at Queen's University, Canada. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in the Humanities Division.
Joseph Stafford is a retired high school history teacher and a Past President of the Ontario Historical Society. In 2008 he received a national Governor General's Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History.

Summary

This book situates teacher training, preparation and education in Canada within national and global histories. The authors lead the reader through an exploration of the objectives of schooling, the contextual role of teachers, and the political undercurrents sustaining various educational conceptions and policies. Â

Product details

• Authors: Rosa Bruno-Jofre, Rosa (Queen's University Bruno-Jofre, Rosa Bruno-Jofré, Joseph Stafford, Joseph (Queen's University Stafford
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781839822391
• ISBN: 978-1-83982-239-1
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 239 mm x 160 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 434 g
• Series: Emerald Studies in Teacher Pre; Emerald Studies in Teacher Preparation in National and Global Contexts
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries