Publisher's Synopsis
Leading scholars focus on the issues, ideas, and research findings critical to the field of teacher education today. Details the base of opinion, information, and knowledge that supports the kinds of programs offered to our nation′s prospective teachers, presenting research–based guidance for program design and structure. Examines all the nonspecialized academic information that the teacher education faculty should know about each component of the teacher education program–– including the subject disciplines, social foundations, learning theory, and program structures and pedagogy.