The teacher-training profession is searching for new ideas to prepare the next generation of teachers who can successfully educate 21st century students. At the same time, there is an increase in foreign-born professors, with one of the most significant groups originating from China. East Meets West in Teacher Preparation gives voice to teacher educators from Chinese backgrounds who are now teaching in America’s colleges. With this unique book, the field can learn about Chinese educational thinking and practises directly from educators who have personal and professional knowledge of both the United States and Chinese systems. Readers will come to understand how these bilingual educators view and speak about their lived experiences and perspectives across the Pacific shores; how they reflect on and articulate the similarities and differences between educational systems in the United States and China; what strategies they use to navigate through complex sociocultural boundaries; as well as what possibilities exist for the two systems to learn from each other. This important book will help educators prepare for the intersection already developing between Chinese and American teaching approaches and practises.
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Product details

ISBN
9780807755211
Published
2014-03-21
Publisher
Teachers' College Press; Teachers' College Press
Weight
315 gr
Height
226 mm
Width
157 mm
Thickness
20 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
208

Edited by
Foreword by

Biographical note

Wen Ma is associate professor in the department of education at Le Moyne College, and president of the Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association.