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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253989403321

Autore

Prochner Larry

Titolo

Teacher Education in Diverse Settings : Making Space for Intersecting Worldviews / / by Larry Prochner, Ailie Cleghorn, Anna Kirova, Christine Massing

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Rotterdam : , : SensePublishers : , : Imprint : SensePublishers, , 2016

ISBN

94-6300-693-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 188 p.)

Disciplina

621.042

Soggetti

Energy policy

Electric power production

Energy Policy, Economics and Management

Electrical Power Engineering

Mechanical Power Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Setting the Scene -- Canada -- Namibia -- Colombia -- Intersections -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Teacher Education in Diverse Settings presents a study of initial educator preparation in three social contexts: a training program for immigrant child care educators in Canada, a pre- and lower primary specialization in a teacher education program in Namibia, and a partnership between the Misak indigenous communities in Colombia and the University of Cauca to deliver courses for educators within their communities. In each setting the book explores the relationships between indigenous ways of thinking and western discourse in reference to the preparation of educators, whether they be teachers, community leaders, or newly arrived immigrants in Canada. In each case the authors’ focus is on the tensions between the local understandings and global ideas, and the creation of space for diverse but intersecting worldviews. The book’s goal is to investigate ways that teacher educators, parents, and communities can better prepare children for the realities of schooling while preserving the integrity of local norms and values through educator preparation programs.