Self-study for Teacher Educators

Download or read book Self-study for Teacher Educators written by Anastasia Pantelides Samaras and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samaras (teacher education, The Catholic U. of America, Washington, D.C.) discusses the need for professors to practice self-study (the "critical examination of one's actions and the context of those actions") in their teaching practices, in order to improve their students' learning experience. She explains her own experiences in self-study as an educator, and her design and utilization of a Vygotskian-based model to change the shape of teacher education. She describes two case studies using this model, one inside and one outside the teacher education classroom. The author explores the implications of using self-study and Vygotskian principles in teaching and the benefits of such work for both students and professors. No subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR