Professional Learning, Critical Practice : A Model For - Teacher Education

This book's unique collection of case studies and discussions addresses current practical concerns in teacher education, relevant to practitioners, tutors, student teachers, school-based tutors and policy-makers. It offers a detailed discussion of questions such as: * How do people become teachers? * What kinds of learning are entailed in this process? * Where and how does such learning happen? * What resources are called into play? In addressing these questions, the book examines the nature of the knowledge and understanding required by practitioners in a high-skilled vocational practice, and the kind of assessments that meet that specific context. It will be particularly helpful in supporting student teachers in developing and articulating critical reflection of their practice, while simultaneously preparing them to gain national accreditation as teachers as well as Master's Level credits.