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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