EJ381066 SP518135
Title: Constructing a Practical Philosophy of Teaching: A Study
of Preservice Teachers' Professional Perspectives.Author(s): Goodman, Jesse
Source: Teaching and Teacher Education, v4 n2 p121-37 1988
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR1989
An ethnographic
study of preservice teachers' professional perspectives indicated
how important ethnographic methods are to study the complex process
of teacher socialization. The article describes how preservice teachers
create a practical philosophy of teaching and examines the psycho-social
dynamics that underlie the development of professional perspectives.
(Author/CB)
Descriptors: *Education Majors; *Educational Philosophy;
Ethnography; *Faculty Development; Higher Education; Preservice
Teacher Education; *Socialization; Teacher Attitudes; *Teacher Orientation
