Bridging theory and practice in teacher education / / edited by Mordechai Gordon and Thomas V. O'Brien.

• Superior document: Bold Visions in Educational Research ; 12
• TeilnehmendeR: Gordon, Mordechai,; O'Brien, Thomas V., 1958-
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, Netherlands ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2007]; 2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Series: Bold Visions in Educational Research ; 12.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

This book addresses both the concerns of teacher candidates and their misconceptions about the relation of theory and practice in education. The contributors to this volume share the belief that theories provide teachers with a frame of reference and a language with which to name and critically analyze many of the problems they face daily. The significance of theory is in its ability to define the problems that teachers face, clarify their confusions, and suggest possible solutions to these problems. Once educational theories are viewed as guides to thought and instruments of interpretation rather than as established facts, it becomes clear that they cannot simply be plugged into a particular classroom. Instead, a theory must be applied in more nuanced and contextual ways, taking into account the social-historical context in which it was created as well as the various particulars of each classroom situation. Experienced educators and scholars in the field have been recruited to write essays that speak to the relevance of different theories in philosophy, psychology, sociology, English, history, science, art, technology, and multiculturalism for the practice of teaching. This book would appeal to teacher educators, teacher candidates, and teachers in general.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Mordechai Gordon and Thomas V. O’Brien -- The Beautiful Soul of Teaching / Peter M. Taubman -- The Internal Divide / Ruth Sandwell -- Integrating Theory and Practice in an English Methods Course / Emily Remington Smith -- Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice / Edmund A. Marek and Timothy A. Laubach -- Learning in Art Museums and Galleries / Maria Xanthoudaki -- Artifacts, Reflection, and Storytelling / Thomas V. O’Brien -- Technology and the Reader-Writers’ Workshop / Kevin G. Basmadjian -- Multicultural Education / Paulette Patterson Dilworth -- "How Do I Apply This to My Classroom?" / Mordechai Gordon -- About the Contributors / Mordechai Gordon and Thomas V. O’Brien -- Index / Mordechai Gordon and Thomas V. O’Brien.