The Reflexive Teacher Educator in TESOL: Roots and Wings

Reflexivity '” the ways in which individual teacher educators shape and are shaped by their praxis and the effects of this on teacher-learners '” is the key concept underpinning a view of teacher education that binds together the orientations of action research and personal development in a way that establishes common ground, common purpose, and common experience between teachers and teacher educators. In this book Julian Edge explores the construct of reflexivity in teacher education, clearly differentiating it from reflective practice. Augmenting the field in important ways, The Reflexive Teacher Educator in TESOL is written with clarity and style. Scholarly yet personal, dealing with reflexivity in an accessible yet non-trivial way, this book is a first in the field, distinctive in terms of what the story is and how it is told. Julian Edge cares about his readers and this comes through in his prose. The profession sorely and surely needs this highly original, wise, inspiring, and nourishing gift to all who are involved in TESOL teacher education.