The use of children's literature in teaching : a study of the politics and professionalism within teacher education /
Simpson, Alyson,
The use of children's literature in teaching : a study of the politics and professionalism within teacher education / created by Alyson Simpson. - 177 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Routledge research in teacher education. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-172) and index.
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Asking the difficult questions; Introduction; The political context for teaching reading with children's literature; Initial teacher education as a context for teaching with children's literature; Approaches to teaching reading with children's literature; Twenty-first-century learning with children's literature: digital and dialogic; Children's literature; Narrative; Organization of the book; Chapter 2: research design: asking the right questions. Chapter 3: political and professional contexts and controlsChapter 4: analysis of initial teacher education programs; Chapter 5: conversations with ITE academics and children's literature specialists; Chapter 6: identity formation in ITE; Chapter 7: politics, professionalism and position statements; Chapter 2: Research design: asking the right questions; Introduction; Theoretical framework; Methodology and methods; Participants; The research sites; Program design; Data collection through document analysis. Data collection using the interview/questionnaire tool for academics and children's literature specialistsData collection using the survey tool with pre-service teachers; Data collection using the digital stories tool with pre-service teachers; The need for an analytical framework; Worked example: the email text; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Political and professional contexts and controls; Introduction; Discourses of accountability; Comparative professional standards and controls; United States; United Kingdom; Canada; Australia; Comparative approaches to the teaching of reading; Conclusion. Chapter 4: Analysis of initial teacher education programsIntroduction; Section 1: creating an analytical framework; Macro; Meso; Micro; Section 2: findings from documentary analysis; Commonalities and differences: macro; Commonalities and differences: meso; Commonalities and differences: micro; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Conversations with initial teacher educators and children's literature specialists; Introduction; Answering the questions; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Identity formation in initial teacher education; Introduction; Part 1: digital story as a tool for personal reflection. Discursive and semiotic analysisThe digital data set; Multimodal layering: comparative findings; Synthesized commentary on macro, meso and micro influences in digital stories; Macro; Meso; Micro; In summary; Part 2: survey findings; Answering the questions; Survey summary; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Politics, professionalism and position statements; Introduction; Teacher professionalism and identity; Position statements; Proposition 1: agentive pedagogy leads to confident teaching; Agency; Proposition 2: creativity is an epistemological choice that prompts agency; Creativity
The Use of Children's Literature in Teaching reveals the impact of politics, professional guidelines and restrictive measurements of literacy on the emerging identities of young teachers.
9780415712262 (hardcover)
Children's literature--Study and teaching.
Teachers--Training of.
Education, Primary.
LB1575 SIM
The use of children's literature in teaching : a study of the politics and professionalism within teacher education / created by Alyson Simpson. - 177 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Routledge research in teacher education. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-172) and index.
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Asking the difficult questions; Introduction; The political context for teaching reading with children's literature; Initial teacher education as a context for teaching with children's literature; Approaches to teaching reading with children's literature; Twenty-first-century learning with children's literature: digital and dialogic; Children's literature; Narrative; Organization of the book; Chapter 2: research design: asking the right questions. Chapter 3: political and professional contexts and controlsChapter 4: analysis of initial teacher education programs; Chapter 5: conversations with ITE academics and children's literature specialists; Chapter 6: identity formation in ITE; Chapter 7: politics, professionalism and position statements; Chapter 2: Research design: asking the right questions; Introduction; Theoretical framework; Methodology and methods; Participants; The research sites; Program design; Data collection through document analysis. Data collection using the interview/questionnaire tool for academics and children's literature specialistsData collection using the survey tool with pre-service teachers; Data collection using the digital stories tool with pre-service teachers; The need for an analytical framework; Worked example: the email text; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Political and professional contexts and controls; Introduction; Discourses of accountability; Comparative professional standards and controls; United States; United Kingdom; Canada; Australia; Comparative approaches to the teaching of reading; Conclusion. Chapter 4: Analysis of initial teacher education programsIntroduction; Section 1: creating an analytical framework; Macro; Meso; Micro; Section 2: findings from documentary analysis; Commonalities and differences: macro; Commonalities and differences: meso; Commonalities and differences: micro; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Conversations with initial teacher educators and children's literature specialists; Introduction; Answering the questions; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Identity formation in initial teacher education; Introduction; Part 1: digital story as a tool for personal reflection. Discursive and semiotic analysisThe digital data set; Multimodal layering: comparative findings; Synthesized commentary on macro, meso and micro influences in digital stories; Macro; Meso; Micro; In summary; Part 2: survey findings; Answering the questions; Survey summary; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Politics, professionalism and position statements; Introduction; Teacher professionalism and identity; Position statements; Proposition 1: agentive pedagogy leads to confident teaching; Agency; Proposition 2: creativity is an epistemological choice that prompts agency; Creativity
The Use of Children's Literature in Teaching reveals the impact of politics, professional guidelines and restrictive measurements of literacy on the emerging identities of young teachers.
9780415712262 (hardcover)
Children's literature--Study and teaching.
Teachers--Training of.
Education, Primary.
LB1575 SIM