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Social justice teacher educators: what kind of knowing is needed?

Authors :
Goodwin, A. Lin
Darity, Kelsey
Source :
Journal of Education for Teaching; February2019, Vol. 45 Issue 1, p63-81, 19p
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

What do teacher educators need to know and do in order to move from espousing to enacting social justice in their own teacher educating practice? This article addresses this question by examining scholarship that focuses on the preparation of preservice teachers for social justice. Using five knowledge domains for teaching (personal, contextual, pedagogical, sociological, social) as an analytic lens, the authors examined teacher education literature published between 2010 and 2016 in three international journals from Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. The study reveals that teacher educators in different contexts seem to highlight personal and contextual knowledge in their preparation of equity-minded preservice teachers and provides insight into how they conceptualise educational equity and social justice. The study illuminates what is likely in place in initial teacher education programmes, and what may be needed or missing if teacher educators are to prepare teachers for today's diverse classrooms. Abbreviation ITE: Initial Teacher Education ITE [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02607476
Volume :
45
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Education for Teaching
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
134473367
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2019.1550606