This is the second of a two-part article intended to offer teacher educators a cohesive
overview of the sprawling and uneven field of research on teacher preparation by …

It is now widely agreed in many countries around the world that teaching is among the most
important factors in students' achievement, in school success more broadly, and in the …

This paper draws from a novel study of graduates from a one year Professional Graduate
Diploma in Education (PGDE) course at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. The study …

This book provides important insights for educators in music, the arts, and other subjects on
the role that music can play in the curriculum as a powerful bridge to cultural understanding …

Correlation analysis was used to analyze what experiences before and during teacher
preparation for 72 graduates of an urban teacher education program were associated with …

Many teachers enter the profession with a desire to" make a difference." But given who most
teachers are, where they come from, and what pressure they feel to comply with existing …

In exploring the quality of schools' social system, this study provides insight into in which
types of schools students may encounter barriers in developing supportive teacher-student …

This interpretive study investigated how 12 graduates from a justice-oriented teacher
preparation program described their teaching goals, practices, and influences on those …

This paper discusses the concept of democratic professionalism and argues that it offers a
way to frame teacher education so that it can contribute to more productively managing long …

This 1-year qualitative study examined the ways in which nine social justice–oriented
teachers in racially segregated schools defined and fostered sympathy with low-income …