Front Cover; Self-Studyand Inquiry into Practice; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Learning to Teach Well in Urban Environments; 2. Inquiry as a Way of Being in the World; 3. Using Inquiry and Self-Study to Address Issues of Equity and Access; 4. Constructing Constructivism: Learning about Learning; 5. Using Alternative Modes of Representation to Provoke Inquiry intoUnderstanding Student Learning in Literacy; 6. Asking Good Questions: Making Inquiry a Habit of Mind; 7. Inquiry and Self-Study to Promote Lifelong Learning to Teach; Postscript and Afterword
Appendix 1: Required Readings and Class ReaderAppendix 2: Journal Data: the Final Question; References; Index
Summary
There are new pressures and familiar pressures on teacher educators to prepare teachers who will be able to teach successfully in a changing world, and who will be able to change the world. The question of how to prepare well-qualified teachers has become an international question with global responses and consequences. This book describes a stance and pedagogy for helping young teachers to be successful in the most challenging of circumstances. Self-study and Inquiry into Practice describes how inquiry can contribute to effective teaching in urban settings. The use of inquir
