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Book SynopsisTeachers’ Professional Development in Global Contexts: Insights from Teacher Education compile international research that explore the various educational perspectives on Teacher Education, analyze teaching and learning contexts, and delve into teachers’ knowledge and beliefs to better understand school practices. This volume intends to promote scholarly discussions and contribute to find commonplaces in the teaching profession.
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Introduction Notes on Contributors PART 1: Teacher Professional Learning and Knowledge 1 Opening Possibilities for Research in Teacher Educators’ Learning Jukka Husu and D. Jean Clandinin 2 Investigating EFL Elementary Student Teachers’ Development in a Professional Learning Practicum Chiou-hui Chou 3 Becoming and Being a Teacher in Adverse Times: Iberian Perspectives Maria Assunção Flores 4 The Mediate(zati)on of Philosophy Subject Matter: A Comparative Case Study Laura Sara Agrati 5 Preservice Teachers’ Reflection for the Acquisition of Practical Knowledge during the Practicum Raquel Gómez, Juanjo Mena, María-Luisa García-Rodríguez and Franciso García-Peñalvo Part 2: Teacher Beliefs and Reflective Thinking 6 The Struggle Is Real: Metacognitive Conceptualizations, Actions, and Beliefs of Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers Heather Braund and Eleftherios Soleas 7 Uncovering Preservice Teachers' Positioning of Themselves and English Learners (ELs) during Field Experiences Stefinee Pinnegar, Celina Lay, Linda Turner, Jenna Granado and Sarah Witt 8 Influence of Learning Attitudes and Task-Based Interactive Approach on Student Satisfaction and Perceived Learning Outcomes in a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) University Course in China Leah Li Echiverri and Keith Lane 9 Helping the Learning of Science in Whichever Language: The Attention to Proficiency in the LOLT, Polysemy and Context That Counts Best during Science Teaching Samuel Ouma Oyoo and Nkopodi Nkopodi 10 Emancipatory Teaching Practices in the Understandings of Social Sciences Teachers on a Diploma of Education Programme Stephen Geofroy, Benignus Bitu, Dyann Barras, Samuel Lochan, Lennox McLeod, Lystra Stephens-James and Antoinette Valentine-Lewis 11 Pedagogical Confrontations as a Lens for Reflective Practice in Teacher Education Wendy Moran, Robyn Brandenburg and Sharon M. McDonough 12 Beyond the Observed in Cross-Cultural Mentoring Conversations Lily Orland-Barak and Ella Mazor Part 3: Innovative Teaching Procedures 13 Responsive Teachers in Inclusive Practices Hafdís Guðjónsdóttir, Edda Óskarsdóttir and Jóhanna Karlsdóttir 14 The Use of Video during Professional Experience for Initial Teacher Education Michael Cavanagh 15 Storytelling and Living Praxis in the Pre-Service Teacher Classroom Brian Mundy 16 Pedagogy Students’ Attitudes towards Collaborative Learning with Video Games: Considering Demographic Information and the Variety Of Digital Resources Marta Martín del Pozo, Verónica Basilotta Gómez-Pablos and Ana García-Valcárcel
