{"product_id":"personal-epistemology-and-teacher-education-jo-brownlee-9780415883566","title":"Personal Epistemology and Teacher Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePersonal Epistemology and Teacher Education\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by Joanne Brownlee, Gregg Schraw and Donna Berthelsen, provides an international perspective on teachers' personal epistemology, or beliefs about the nature of knowledge and knowing. Research from The Netherlands, Cyprus, Australia, United States, Canada, Norway, and Taiwan is presented to provide diverse viewpoints on personal epistemology for early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary teaching contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text provides a platform for cutting-edge theory and research about how personal epistemology can be applied to the context of teacher education, thereby making explicit the connection between personal epistemology and teaching and students' learning outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCultural differences in teacher epistemology and the impact on students' learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeachers' epistemological beliefs and inclusion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeachers' epistemology and reading lessons, citizenship education, and teaching science \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eEpistemology in a social context \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeachers' epistemological beliefs and student autonomy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeacher education and analysis of preservice and practicing teachers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplications of teachers' epistemological beliefs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eConnections to future practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeacher education and teacher behaviours are fore-grounded across the topics, with an emphasis on the origin and composition of teachers' epistemological beliefs and how universities motivate change through formal teacher education. Teaching behaviours are discussed in relation to how teachers' beliefs are related to the curricular and pedagogical choices that they make in their classrooms, assessment of learning outcomes, and classroom management practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jo Brownlee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415883563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415883566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 153","brand":"Jo Brownlee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064969834751,"sku":"9780415883566","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8dea646d-f322-4703-b214-d9a2d44f7cd7.jpg?v=1768672263","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/personal-epistemology-and-teacher-education-jo-brownlee-9780415883566","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}