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Communities as Critical Partners in Teacher Education: The Impact of Community Immersion on Teacher Candidates' Understanding of Self and Teaching in Urban Schools
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Waddell, Jennifer H. – Current Issues in Education, 2013
Communities play a critical role in helping teacher candidates understand the social and historical aspects of community and their impact on schools, students and families, particularly in urban communities. Communities should be integral and equal partners in preparing teachers for today's diverse schools. This paper focuses on utilizing the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Self Concept, Professional Identity, Urban Teaching
Dialogues across Disciplines: Preparing English-as-a-Second-Language Teachers for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
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DelliCarpini, Margo – Current Issues in Education, 2009
This study examines interdisciplinary collaboration between mainstream-English and English-as-a-second-language (ESL) in-service and pre-service teachers enrolled in graduate methods courses in their respective fields. During the semester, TESOL and secondary English Education teacher candidates collaborated to develop young adult literature based…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Interdisciplinary Approach, Barriers, Teacher Attitudes
Preservice Teachers' Attitudes and Beliefs about Democratic Classroom Practice: Influences on Intentions for Pedagogical Integration
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Pryor, Caroline R.; Pryor, Brandt W. – Current Issues in Education, 2005
This study investigated preservice teachers' intentions to integrate democratic practice into their teaching and the influence of attitudes and beliefs on intentions. Participants were 76 undergraduates from 3 social studies methods classes. A theory of reasoned action (Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975) guided instrument development. Intention was…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students