Becoming and being a teacher : confronting traditional norms to create new democratic realities / edited by P.L. Thomas.

Other author Thomas, P. L. (Paul Lee), 1961- editor of compilation.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Peter Lang, [2013]
Copyright Date©2013
Descriptionxviii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCritical studies in democracy and political literacy, 2166-5036 ; vol. 2
Critical studies in democracy & political literacy ; vol. 2. ^A1145230
Contents Continuous becoming: fieldwork as a mutually transformative experience / Thomas Robertine -- Becoming a teacher: fostering a democratically conscious citizenry through critical pedagogy / Ana L. Cruz -- Teach for America, urban reform, and the new Taylorism in public education / Katherine Crawford-Garrett -- Becoming a teacher in an era of curricular standardization and reductionist learning outcomes: a poetic interpretation / Lisa William-White -- Learning to teach: values in action / Anthony Cody -- The corporate takeover of teacher education: exposing and challenging NCTQ's neoliberal agenda / Brad Porfilio and Lauren Hoffman -- Right thinking people: becoming a teacher educator in the age of austerity / John L. Hoben -- Neoliberalism and teacher preparation: systematic barriers to critical democratic education / John M. Elmore -- Too late for public education?: becoming a teacher in a neoliberal era / Julie A. Gorlewski and David A. Gorlewski -- Ignorance is strength: teaching in the shadow of big brother / Lawrence Baines -- Beware reformers bearing gifts: how the right uses the language of social justice to reinforce inequity / Ann G. Winfield and Alan S. Canestrari -- Spotlight on failure: the mythology of corporate education reform / Gordon D. Bambrick -- More than graphs and scripted programs: teachers navigating the educational policy terrain / Amy Seely Flint [and seven others] -- Not bound by stupid binaries: dismantling gender in public schools through a new consciousness and claiming of agency / Dana M. Stachowiak -- So this is America: a narrative of becoming and being a teacher / Galen Leonhardy -- Neoliberalism and the Filipino teacher: shaking the system for a genuine democracy / Regletto Aldrich Imbong -- Mandated scripted curriculum: a benefit or barrier to democratic teaching and learning? / Katie Stover and Crystal Glover -- Schools as battlegrounds: the authoritarian jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas / A. Scott Henderson -- Troubling traditional notions of "prepared": two urban teachers ignite the boundaries of progressive and critical theories / Melissa Winchell and Patricia Chouinard -- Why accountability measures fail: practitioner perspectives on the role of teacher efficacy / Dawn Mitchell -- Empowerment through classroom cultural inquiries / Michael Svec -- Conclusion: "(n)ot the time to follow the line of least resistance" / P.L. Thomas.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012034861
ISBN9781433116865 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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ISBN9781433116506 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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