Shadiow What Our Stories Teach Us

A Guide to Critical Reflection for College Faculty
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-41620-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, E-Book

Praise for What Our Stories Teach Us
"In her new book What Our Stories Teach Us, Linda Shadiowinvites college faculty to use their personal and professionalstories to reflect more critically and meaningfully on theirteaching practice. Guiding her readers with a gentle but sure hand,Shadiow painstakingly shows that by systematically examining oureducational and pedagogical biographies from a range ofperspectives, we gain deeper insight into the pivotal moments thatenliven our teaching and sustain our commitment to ongoingprofessional growth. I expect to be learning from this humane bookfor many years to come." --Stephen Preskill,Distinguished Professor of Civic Engagement and Leadership, WagnerCollege
"Essential reading for every educator who strives to be a betterteacher. Shadiow's book offers us a fascinating process to mine ourpersonal teaching and learning stories for the valuable lessonsthey contain." --Jim Sibley, Centre for InstructionalSupport, University of British Columbia
"In this well-conceived and well-written book, Linda Shadiowgently guides faculty along a path toward unearthing the richstories of their lives that offer deep and enduring insight intotheir practice." --Dannelle D. Stevens, professor andauthor, Journal Keeping: How to Use Reflective Writing forLearning, Teaching, Professional Insight, and PositiveChange

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shadiow, Linda K.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii
Acknowledgments xv
About the Author xix
1. Storied Contexts 3
2. Living Stories 25
3. Storied Accounts 45
4. Seeking Patterns 65
5. Exploring Patterns 85
6. Locating Assumptions 103
7. Exploring Paradigmatic Assumptions 125
8. Storied Teaching 149
References 171
Index 179

Über Autor(innen)

Linda K. Shadiow is a professor of educational foundations and director of the Faculty Development Program at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.