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Taking a Fresh Look at Education

Framing Professional Learning in Education through Self-Study

Editors:

  1. Mary C. Dalmau

    1. Victoria University, Australia

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  2. Hafdís Guðjónsdóttir

    1. University of Iceland, Iceland

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  3. Deborah Tidwell

    1. University of Northern Iowa, USA

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  • This book addresses teacher education as a collaborative community of teacher educators, student teachers, and practicing teachers understanding socio-cultural contexts of today’s classroom and the diverse ways of knowing, engaged in the creation of equitable and accessible school environments for all learners.
  • The book focuses on the development and use of the Professional Working Theory as a framework for examining professional work through the context of practice, the ethics within practice choice, and the interplay of theory with practice.
  • Key themes across the book are the concepts of empowerment and inclusion, where teachers and learners are provided access to practice inquiry as a critical process in understanding the complexity of providing effective teaching and meaningful learning for all.

Part of the book series: Professional Learning (PROFL)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. The Evolution of Framing Professional Learning

    • Deborah Tidwell, Hafdís Guðjónsdóttir
    Pages 1-7

  3. Generating Responsive Pedagogy in Inclusive Pracice

    • Mary C. Dalmau, Hafdís Guðjónsdóttir
    Pages 9-22

  4. Teaching for Social Justice in a New ED.D. Program

    • Barbara Henderson, Helen Hyun
    Pages 23-39

  5. Unity Without Assimilation

    • Claire Kelly
    Pages 41-71

  6. The Fire of Transformation

    • Hafdís Guðjónsdóttir, Mary C. Dalmau
    Pages 73-87

  7. The Collaborative Process in Educators’ Self-Study of Practice

    • Deborah Tidwell, Amy Staples
    Pages 89-111

  8. Reconceptualizing their Teaching Over Time

    • Clare Kosnik, Pooja Dharamshi, Lydya Menna
    Pages 113-127

  9. From the Beginning to the Future

    • Mary C. Dalmau, Hafdís Guðjónsdóttir
    Pages 129-148

  10. Developing Teachers’ Professional Identities

    • Svanborg R. Jónsdóttir, Karen Rut Gísladóttir
    Pages 149-168

  11. Weaving Together Theory, Practice and Ethics

    • Patience Sowa, Cynthia Schmidt
    Pages 169-186

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 187-193
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About this book

Taking a Fresh Look at Education: Framing Professional Learning in Education through Self-Study examines the use of self-study in professional learning through justice in education, collaboration, teacher education, and the concept of a Professional Working Theory. Justice in education includes research on pedagogy in inclusive practices, on social justice issues within a doctoral program through the lens of critical race theory, and on indigenous epistemologies and experiences. Collaboration can be seen across several chapters as an integral part of teacher education, and is discussed specifically in chapters addressing research on praxis inquiry within Active Group Practice (a collaborative dynamic) – and on collaboration as a critical aspect of self-study research by teachers addressing efficacy of practice for students with significant disabilities. Included in the discussion on teacher education is research on the beliefs and practices of mid- and later-career literacy/English teacher educators. Professional Working Theory (PWT) addresses the critical aspects of teacher knowledge, experience, and ethics. Specifically, this book includes research on examining the process involved in developing a PWT, on the development of teacher identity of preservice teachers through their engagement in creating PWTs, and on the process of and reflections on developing PWTs with teacher educators and U.A.E. and U.S.A. graduate students within the context of literacy and special education. This book brings to the fore the work of Mary C. Dalmau as a teacher educator whose career embodies the values of inclusion across educational settings, the empowerment of teachers, and the importance of ethics in educational decision making.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Victoria University, Australia

    Mary C. Dalmau

  • University of Iceland, Iceland

    Hafdís Guðjónsdóttir

  • University of Northern Iowa, USA

    Deborah Tidwell

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Taking a Fresh Look at Education

  • Book Subtitle: Framing Professional Learning in Education through Self-Study

  • Editors: Mary C. Dalmau, Hafdís Guðjónsdóttir, Deborah Tidwell

  • Series Title: Professional Learning

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-869-3

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-869-3Published: 22 March 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: CXCIV, 10

  • Topics: Education, general

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