Teacher Development and Teacher Education in Developing Countries: On Becoming and Being a Teacher - Softcover

Bashiruddin, Ayesha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1349959324 ISBN 13: 9781349959327

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

Synopsis

This book contributes to understanding of how individual teachers in developing countries grow and evolve throughout their careers. Based on the analysis of 150 autobiographies of teachers from a range of regions in the developing world including Central Asia, South Asia, East Africa and the Middle East, the author celebrates individual teachers’ voices and explores their narratives. What can these narratives tell us about ‘becoming’ and 'being’ a teacher, and the process of teacher development? What is different about ‘becoming’ and ‘being’ a teacher in the developing world? By analysing the distinct narratives, the author explores these central questions and discusses the implications for further teacher development and education in these regions. In doing so, she transforms teachers’ embodied knowledge into public knowledge, shining a light onto the challenges they face in the Global South and exploring how research can be advanced in the future. This uniquely researched book will be of interest and value to students and scholars of education in the developing world.  

About this title

About the Author

Ayesha Bashiruddin is an independent educational consultant currently based in Miami, USA. Her primary research interests concern narratives of self, teacher education and teaching pedagogies in higher education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349959324
• ISBN 13: 9781349959327
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 225