Making a difference in teacher education through self-study : studies of personal, professional and program renewal / edited by Clare Kosnik ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references.

Series editor introduction / John Loughran -- Foreword / Ken Zeichner -- Sect. 1. Personal renewal / Edited by Anne Freese and Clive Beck -- Ch. 1. How 20 years of self-study changed my teaching / Tom Russell -- Ch. 2. From the inside out, and the outside in : co/autoethnography as a means of professional renewal / Lesley Coia and Monica Taylor -- Ch. 3. Using an existential form of reflection to understand my transformation as a teacher educator / Allan Feldman -- Ch. 4. Exploring the concept of dialogue in the self-study of teaching practicles / Peggy Placier, Stefinee Pinnegar, Mary Lynn Hamilton and Karen Guilfoyle -- Ch. 5. Transformation through self-study : the voices of preservice teachers / Anne R. Freese -- Sect. 2. Professional renewal / Edited by Anastasia P. Samaras -- Ch. 6. From self-study to collaborative self-study to collaborative self-study of collaboration : the evolution of a research team / Renee T. Clift, Patricia Brady, Raul A. Mora, Soo Joung Choi and Jason Stegemoller -- Ch. 7. Is virtual teaching, real teaching? : learnings from two self-studies / Vince Ham and Ronnie Davey -- Ch. 8. In my own handwriting : textual evidence and self-study / Claudia Mitchell -- Ch. 9. Theater of the oppressed as an instructional practice / Peggy Placier, Karen S. Cockrell, Suzanne Burgoyne, Sharon Welch, Helen Neville and Jite Eferakorho -- Ch. 10. Spheres of learning in teacher collaboration / Anastasia P. Samaras, Elizabeth K. DeMulder, Mary A. Kayler, Laura Newton, Leo C. Rigsby, Karen L. Weller and Dawn Renee Wilcox -- Sect. 3. Program renewal / Edited by Clare Kosnik -- Ch. 11. Through a murky mirror : self study of a program in reading and literacy / Helen Freidus -- Ch. 12. Unsquaring teacher education : reshaping teacher education in the context of a research I university / Judith McVarish and Frances Rust -- Ch. 13. Learning about teaching / John Loughran, Amanda Berry and Libby Tudball -- Ch. 14. Course assignments for self and program renewal : learning to lesson plan / Vicky Kubler LaBoskey -- Ch. 15. The impact of a preservice teacher education program on language arts teaching practices : a study of second-year teachers / Clare Kosnik and Clive Beck.

"Making a Difference in Teacher Education Through Self-Study: Studies of Personal, Professional and Program Renewal describes the systematic efforts of committed and creative teacher educators to improve their teacher education programs. It describes the accomplishments of individuals (and in part the programs in which they work) who have overcome many of the hurdles teacher educators typically face. These individuals have made a difference in the lives of their students, their colleagues, and many classroom teachers. The book presents research on 15 different teacher education programs and describes individual renewal efforts. The stories - including both the successes and challenges - are inspiring and informative. In this age of accountability these teacher educators have used a range of research methods to gather data on their work and in turn used it to guide future decisions. The text includes examples of both large scale research and individual effort. The common thread among the authors is a commitment to "walking the talk.""--BOOK JACKET.