Repositioning Family-Community Knowledge in Teacher Preparation

Autor/inn/en	Buchanan, Thomas; Buchanan, Karen
Titel	Repositioning Family-Community Knowledge in Teacher Preparation
Quelle	In: AILACTE Journal, 14 (2017) 1, S.1-23 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Teacher Education Programs; Family Role; Community Role; Culturally Relevant Education; Family School Relationship; School Community Relationship; Familiarity; Knowledge Level; Teacher Competencies; Graduate Students; Masters Programs; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wissensbasis; Lehrkunst; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang
Abstract	Preparing teacher candidates for the important work of engaging with family-community is a persistent challenge. Teacher educators should consider repositioning the role that family-community knowledge holds in teacher practice and in the teacher education curriculum. This shift in philosophical, professional, and curricular importance can be an important step toward improving practice in this area. Inspired by recent calls to advance a regard for community-based knowledge and expertise in the preparation and practice of teachers, the authors share details of teacher preparation efforts at one small, Northwest university and their exploration into the question, "What is learned by teacher candidates when they set out to engage with families and the community?" The qualitative analysis of nine teacher candidate family-community engagement reflections resulted in four themes: 1) Candidates can grow in familiarity with family-community; 2) Families-communities have knowledge they can share about learners; 3) Candidates can use family-community knowledge to impact the classroom; and 4) Candidates tend not to reflect upon what they learned about families and communities in light of their own life experiences. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education. 1903 Princeton Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105. Tel: 651-690-8949; e-mail: erns0039@umn.edu; Web site: http://www.ailacte.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01