The Impossible Role of Teacher Educators in a Changing World Export

@article{citeulike:3700788, abstract = {The thesis of this article is that the external demands placed on teacher education at the present time, combined with inherent professional needs of teachers and student teachers, create a nearly impossible situation for teacher educators. The article starts with a brief analysis of some of the external demands and constraints on teacher education: globalization, professionalization, and the call of many experts to teach for understanding. These external demands are exacerbated by teachers' needs for certainty and control, and the frequent gaps between teachers' professional self-images and the demands of their teaching contexts also contribute to the complexities of the role of teacher educators. The article concludes with a discussion of the societal implications of the current situation. 10.1177/0022487101052001005}, author = {Ben-Peretz, Miriam}, citeulike-article-id = {3700788}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://jte.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/52/1/48}, day = {1}, journal = {Journal of Teacher Education}, keywords = {learning, role, teacher}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {48--56}, posted-at = {2009-06-06 00:14:14}, priority = {2}, title = {The Impossible Role of Teacher Educators in a Changing World}, url = {http://jte.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/52/1/48}, volume = {52}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3700788 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3700788 N2 - The thesis of this article is that the external demands placed on teacher education at the present time, combined with inherent professional needs of teachers and student teachers, create a nearly impossible situation for teacher educators. The article starts with a brief analysis of some of the external demands and constraints on teacher education: globalization, professionalization, and the call of many experts to teach for understanding. These external demands are exacerbated by teachers' needs for certainty and control, and the frequent gaps between teachers' professional self-images and the demands of their teaching contexts also contribute to the complexities of the role of teacher educators. The article concludes with a discussion of the societal implications of the current situation. 10.1177/0022487101052001005 IS - 1 JF - Journal of Teacher Education EP - 56 TI - The Impossible Role of Teacher Educators in a Changing World VL - 52 SP - 48 KW - learning KW - role KW - teacher AU - Ben-Peretz, Miriam PY - 2001/01/01/ UR - http://jte.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/52/1/48 ER -