Teacher Educator Experiences and Professional Development: Perspectives from the Caribbean

✍ Scribed by Jennifer Yamin-Ali

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 162
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book explores narratives from teacher educators working in university settings in the Caribbean. In the field of teacher education, there has been insufficient focus on teacher educators―those who design and implement teacher education. Using case studies and student voices, this book provides new insights into the work, lives, and identity formation of these practitioners. In doing so, it fills a gap in the literature on teacher educators’ professional practice by bringing to the fore elements of that practice that are usually invisible or taken for granted by administrators, employers, policy makers, and indeed, the practitioners themselves.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
Chapter 1: Student Feedback—A Guide for Determining Teacher Educator Professional Development?
Introduction and Context
Context
Literature Review
Utility of Student Feedback
Concerns Regarding the Use of Student Feedback
Complexity of Faculty Evaluation
Evaluation Standards
What Teacher Educators Need to Know
Involving Teacher Educators in the Design of Feedback Questions and Sources
Using Student Feedback
Dealing with Professional Development Needs
Methodology
Sample
Ethical Considerations
Data Analysis
Findings
Areas of Weakness in Teachers’ Own Practice
Student Experiences That Point to Deficiencies in Their Programme Provision
Delivery Strategies
Student Support
Mode of Delivery
Lecturer Impact
Programme Content
Assignments and Assessment
Students’ Affective Experience
Programme Structure
Limitations
Student Experiences That Point to Features Which Should Be Maintained in Their Programme Provision
Delivery Strategies
Student Support
Mode of Delivery
Lecturer Impact
Programme Content and Structure
Assessment/Assignments
Non-academic Benefits
Students’ Suggestions for Faculty Professional Development
Discussion and Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: The Development of the Teacher Educator Through Non-teaching and Non-research Activities in the Context of Their Professional Roles
Introduction and Background
Literature Review
Introduction
Role of Teacher Educators
Becoming a Teacher Educator
Preparation for Position
Professional Development
What Teacher Educators Need
Kinds of Professional Development
Importance of Non-academic Skills
Attitudes and Skills/Roles and Responsibilities
Justification for This Research
Methodology
Research Design
Instrument
Sample
Data Analysis
Findings
Strengths and Weaknesses in Terms of Dispositions, Skills and Knowledge
Dispositions
Skills
Knowledge
Discussion and Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Crafting Teacher Educators’ Growth
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Instrument
Sample
Data Analysis
Findings
Areas in Which Teacher Educators Would Like to Grow
Lack of Communication/Sharing
Difficult Faculty
Lack of Teamwork
Lack of Support from Administration
Technological Support
Challenges Mentioned Once
Mental Health
Logistics
Workload
Making Presentations
Tenure
Personal Growth
Professional Growth
Limited Growth
Discussion and Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Teacher Educator Cases Unveiled
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Research Design
Sampling
Data Collection and Analysis
Findings
Background
How They Came
What Attracted Them to the Position
Readiness for Role
Research
Help from Others
Challenges
Improving Practice
Personal Growth
Impact of Research on Practice
Impact of Institution on Practice
Impact on Broader System
Discussion and Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: Sprinkled with Serendipity: My Journey Towards Becoming and Being a Teacher Educator
Introduction
Review of Literature
The Background Journey
Serendipity and the Road Less Travelled
References
Index