Full Description
Literary Imagination and Professional Knowledge: Using Literature in Teacher Education establishes a foundation for expanding the use of literature in teacher education curricula. The contributors to this collection have a wide variety of education and experience, thus bringing a richness to the content of the volume.
Literature can be a valuable means for illuminating subject matter in college courses focused on educational psychology, educational foundations, human development, educational assessment, and other areas critical to the development of future teachers. When literary excerpts are incorporated into the presentation of content, the resulting connections can serve to enhance--in both quality and scope--student understanding and classroom discussions.
This book is intended to provide specific suggestions and outlines for incorporating literature (e.g., fiction, poetry, and narrative) in teacher education courses. A variety of genres, historical contexts, and specific applications are represented. Among the literary works highlighted are Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Milton's Paradise Lost, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Homer's Odyssey, Dante's Inferno, The Sum of Our Days by Isabel Allende. the Gilgamesh legend, the poetry of Jason Reynolds, the writings and artwork of William Blake, and classic folk and fairy tales. They are used as frameworks for introducing or exemplifying concepts typically covered in teacher education curricula. One chapter also describes a research investigation into the effects of using literature on pre-service teachers' beliefs and attitudes about cultural diversity.
Perfect for courses such as: Educational Psychology, Educational Foundations, Child Development, Teaching Methods - Elementary, Teaching Methods - Secondary, Student Teaching
Contents
Introduction -Jeff McLaughlin
Chapter One - "A Fire Was In My Head": Using Classic Stories to Teach the Ecstasies of Adolescence, with a Purpose - Mark Beatham
Chapter Two -Teacher Resilience and the Lessons of Great Expectations - Frank Giuseffi
Chapter Three - "A Mighty, Mighty Thing":Jason Reynolds' Poem For Every One as a Framework for Examining Adolescent Identity Development and Teacher Identity Development - Erin Hill
Chapter Four - John Milton's Paradise Lost:Eve's Construction of Knowledge, Identity, and Morality - Anna Gallagher
Chapter Five - The Crooked Roads of Genius:William Blake and Educational Psychology - Jeff McLaughlin
Chapter Six - Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and Ishtar: Lessons on Living for Incarnated Souls - Margarita García-Notario
Chapter Seven- O Brave New World, That Has Such People In't! - Cory Glenn
Chapter Eight - Homer, The Odyssey, and Resilience in Education - Lynanne Black
Chapter Nine - Developing Preservice Teachers' Beliefs About Cultural Diversity Through Multicultural Children's Literature - Brian Hibbs
Chapter Ten - Circles of Learning: Teaching with Dante's Inferno - Lochran C. Fallon
Chapter Eleven - Isabel Allende's The Sum of OurDays: Discovering the Extraordinary Through the Ordinary - Margarita García-Notario
Contributors
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