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Teacher Education in Diverse Settings

Making Space for Intersecting Worldviews

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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.





Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    Larry Prochner, Anna Kirova

  • Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

    Ailie Cleghorn

  • University of Regina, Regina, Canada

    Christine Massing

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Teacher Education in Diverse Settings

  • Book Subtitle: Making Space for Intersecting Worldviews

  • Authors: Larry Prochner, Ailie Cleghorn, Anna Kirova, Christine Massing

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-693-4

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-693-4Published: 27 September 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 188

  • Topics: Energy, general

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