Community Fieldwork in Teacher Education: Theory and Practice

By Heidi L. Hallman and Melanie Burdick

Book Overview

In teacher education, field work in community-based spaces (including foster homes and programs for homeless youth) is frequently contrasted with "traditional" field experiences in classroom settings, where beginning teachers are immediately introduced to teacher-centered models of instruction. This volume works against such a model, presenting a counter-narrative of new teachers' understanding of the act of teaching. By exploring their work with at risk youth in community-based sites, it unites the practical aspects of field work and with theoretical conceptions of teaching, and envisions how the work and the definition of "teaching" can be broadened.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138013781
• ISBN13: 9781138013780
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"