Description: Brings together experiences in Australia, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden and the UK to explore how access to 'knowledge of the powerful' might be democratized
Brief description: Brian Hudson is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Sussex, UK, and Guest Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at Karlstad University, Sweden. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Honorary Member of EERA Network 27 Didactics - Learning and Teaching, and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2004.
Review Quotes:
"[T]his is an important and timely book for researchers, teacher educators, policymakers, and practitioners. The book reminds us to share 'respect for knowledge' in teacher education. ... The book makes a noteworthy contribution to understanding innovation in teacher education." --European Journal of Teacher Education
"This is a powerful book addressing the complexity of powerful teacher knowledge highly relevant to policy makers, researchers/teacher educators, and teachers." --Kari Smith, Professor, Teacher Education Department, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway "A book which, with its rich perspectives on a range of subjects and cross-curricular contexts, is sure to be of help to active and future teachers, teachers of teachers and others interested parties. Knowledge and quality of teaching are the key words to meet the challenges of the time." --Pavel Zgaga, Professor of Philosophy of Education, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia