Powerful Teacher Education: Lessons from Exemplary Programs

by Linda Darling-Hammond

Book Overview

Powerful Teacher Education describes the strategies, goals, content, and processes of seven highly successful and long-standing teacher education programs - Alverno College, Bank Street College,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787972738
• ISBN13: 9780787972738
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

An Exemplary Text

Darling=Hammond is the premier scholar in education especially on discussions of teachers in the classrooms. Powerful Teacher Education is a book for any teacher who needs a better understanding of the subtle differences in learning styles of urban students. Her work has been successfully utilized by colleges and universities of education throughout the U.S. Finally, as a doctoral student in education, my dissertaion is richer through the use of her references. A must read for all who are serious about edcation.

Powerful Teacher Education

This is a great book to get information in making your teaching career insightful. Darling-Hammond does a great job in researching schools that are actually producing "teachers as they should be." The information in this book can be weighted amongst the other great education researchers.