Teacher Education and the Cultural Imagination

Autobiography, Conversation, and Narrative
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-8058-2374-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 463 g

Making culture a more central concept in the texts and contexts of teacher education is the focus of this book. It is a rich account of the author's investigation of teacher book club discussions of ethnic literature, specifically ethnic autobiography--as a genre from which teachers might learn about culture, literacy, and education in their own and others' lives, and as a form of conversation and literature-based work that might be sustainable and foster teachers' comprehension and critical thinking. Dr. Florio-Ruane's role in the book clubs merged participation and inquiry. For this reason, she blends personal narrative with analysis and description of ways she and the book club participants explored culture in the stories they told one another and in their responses to published autobiographies. She posits that autobiography and conversation may be useful for teachers not only in constructing their own learning about culture, but also, by doing so, in participating in the transformation of learning within the teaching profession.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Florio-Ruane, Susan

Detar, Julie

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: K. Au, Foreword. Introduction. Turning Inward to Begin Cultural Inquiry. Talking and Thinking About Culture. The Stories by Which We Teach. Conversation and Narrative in the Future Teachers' Autobiography Club. Inquiry Into Autobiography and Conversation. Narrating Culture in Book Talk. Transformative Genres. Difficult Conversations. Culture Across Texts and Contexts: The Literary Circle. How Culture Matters. Appendix: Sample Narratives.

Über Autor(innen)

Susan Florio-Ruane, Julie deTar