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Brings to life an ethical approach to teaching that is informed by an understanding of teaching's great purpose: to help the next generation forge a spirit of mutual care and concern while supporting each student's distinctive way of being in the world.

Table of Contents
  • Contents (Tentative)
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • 1. Contours of the Call to Teach
  • The Shape and Form of Vocation
  • Purpose, Function, and Tradition in Teaching
  • A Brief Look Back
  • 2. The Call to Teach and the Practice of Teaching
  • Origins of the Inquiry into the Call to Teach
  • Passion Revisited and Truth in Teaching
  • Teaching is ‘Being With’
  • Questioning and Reflection in Service of Being With
  • 3. Philosophy, Theory and Wisdom in Teaching
  • The Teacher’s Relation with Theory
  • Philosophy and Wisdom in Teaching
  • The Metaphorical and Poetic Language of Vocation
  • The Person Project
  • Concluding Note
  • 4. Bearing Witness to Teaching and Teachers
  • Perception and Bearing Witness
  • Purpose and Trajectory in Witnessing
  • From Resonant Particulars to Dignity in Teaching
  • Having a Witness in Your Classroom: Earl’s Testimony
  • A Note of Anticipation
  • 5. Teachers’ Testimonials and the Call to Teach
  • On the Sense of Vocation
  • Attunement and Being With
  • Challenges to the Practice’s Vitality
  • The Person in Education
  • Afterthought: Passion and Tradition in Teaching
  • 6. The Call to the Ethical Practice of Teaching
  • Dimensions of the Ethical Practice of Teaching
  • The Call to Teach and Teacher Education
  • Bearing Witness in Teacher Education and Teacher Assessment
  • Postlude
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
      Publication Date: 5/14/2021 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780807765463, 978-0807765463
      ISBN10: 0807765465

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Brings to life an ethical approach to teaching that is informed by an understanding of teaching's great purpose: to help the next generation forge a spirit of mutual care and concern while supporting each student's distinctive way of being in the world.

      Table of Contents
      • Contents (Tentative)
      • Acknowledgments
      • Preface
      • 1. Contours of the Call to Teach
      • The Shape and Form of Vocation
      • Purpose, Function, and Tradition in Teaching
      • A Brief Look Back
      • 2. The Call to Teach and the Practice of Teaching
      • Origins of the Inquiry into the Call to Teach
      • Passion Revisited and Truth in Teaching
      • Teaching is ‘Being With’
      • Questioning and Reflection in Service of Being With
      • 3. Philosophy, Theory and Wisdom in Teaching
      • The Teacher’s Relation with Theory
      • Philosophy and Wisdom in Teaching
      • The Metaphorical and Poetic Language of Vocation
      • The Person Project
      • Concluding Note
      • 4. Bearing Witness to Teaching and Teachers
      • Perception and Bearing Witness
      • Purpose and Trajectory in Witnessing
      • From Resonant Particulars to Dignity in Teaching
      • Having a Witness in Your Classroom: Earl’s Testimony
      • A Note of Anticipation
      • 5. Teachers’ Testimonials and the Call to Teach
      • On the Sense of Vocation
      • Attunement and Being With
      • Challenges to the Practice’s Vitality
      • The Person in Education
      • Afterthought: Passion and Tradition in Teaching
      • 6. The Call to the Ethical Practice of Teaching
      • Dimensions of the Ethical Practice of Teaching
      • The Call to Teach and Teacher Education
      • Bearing Witness in Teacher Education and Teacher Assessment
      • Postlude
      • Notes
      • References
      • Index
      • About the Author

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