The Power of Community-Engaged Teacher Preparation: Voices and Visions of Hope and Healing

Community-engaged teacher preparation is a powerful approach to address an educational system that is historically deficient, discriminatory, and inequitable. This edited volume argues that past practice is inadequate and mandates a new approach to educator preparation. Chapters are written by school, university, and community partners who highlight the innovation, creativity, commitment, and persistence required to reinvent teacher preparation.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 30 June 2023
Publisher: Teachers' College Press

Discover the transformative power of community-engaged teacher preparation as a powerful and essential approach to address an educational system that has historically lacked equity, discrimination, and deficiency. In this edited volume, the authors argue that the traditional approaches to educator preparation are inadequate and call for a new paradigm shift. They provide a clear definition of community-engaged teacher preparation, highlighting national and international initiatives that have demonstrated sustained impact on student learning. Chapters are written by school, university, and community partners who share their insights into the innovation, creativity, commitment, and perseverance required to reinvent teacher preparation. They emphasize the complexity of this work, the humility necessary for reflection and reconsideration, and the genuine spirit of authentic solidarity among university, school, and community partners necessary to achieve equity for children in schools.

This book offers a critical examination of structural inequity in education and provides practical strategies for addressing it through community-engaged teacher preparation. It showcases a teacher preparation model that is enacted in solidarity with members of historically marginalized populations, offering clear guidance on culturally relevant and culturally sustaining pedagogies. The book explores the obstacles and opportunities involved in the implementation process, providing valuable insights for educators, policymakers, and community members alike. By embracing community-engaged teacher preparation, we can work towards creating a more inclusive and equitable educational system that prepares teachers to serve the diverse needs of their students and communities.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780807765227