Teacher education and cultural imagination

Description:

Making culture a more central concept in the texts and contexts of teacher education is the focus of this book. It is an account of the author's investigation of teacher book club discussions of ethnic literature, specifically ethnic autobiography--as a genre from which teachers might learn about culture, literacy, and education in their own and others' lives, and as a form of conversation and literature-based work that might be sustainable and foster teachers' comprehension and critical thinking. Dr. Florio-Ruane's role in the book clubs merged participation and inquiry. For this reason, she blends personal narrative with analysis and description of ways she and the book club participants explored culture in the stories they told one another and in their responses to published autobiographies. She posits that autobiography and conversation may be useful for teachers not only in constructing their own learning about culture, but also, by doing so, in participating in the transformation of learning within the teaching profession.

subjects: Biographical methods,  Education,  Group reading,  Multicultural education,  Teachers,  Training of,  Ethnic studies,  Literacy,  Teaching Methods & Materials - General,  Education And Training Of Teachers,  Education / Teaching,  United States,  Educators,  Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Reading,  Education, united states,  Teachers, training of, united states,  Éducation,  Histoires de vie,  Enseignants,  Formation,  Éducation interculturelle,  Lecture de groupe,  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Places: United States