Powerful teacher education : lessons from exemplary programs / Linda Darling-Hammond ; in collaboration with Letitia Fickel [and others].

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Jossey-Bass education series.
Main Author: Darling-Hammond, Linda, 1951-
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2006], ©2006.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Jossey-Bass education series.
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Physical Description:xvi, 419 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 1: Creating powerful teacher education
  • Why teacher education is important--and difficult
  • Addressing the dilemmas of teacher education: evidence of success
  • 2: Conceptualizing knowledge, skills, and practice
  • Conceptualizing the knowledge base for teaching
  • Developing and assessing teaching: constructing performances of understanding
  • Constructing the clinical experience: the glue for powerful preparation
  • 3: Bringing it all together
  • The double helix of teaching: managing the dialectic between students and subjects
  • Educating for equity
  • Preparing teachers to reach all students
  • 4: Issues of context and change
  • Transforming teacher education: institutional challenges
  • Developing professional policy.