A Comparative Perspective on American Teacher Education

Being a Stranger in One's Native Land

Bibliographic Data

ID5087769
AuthorsThomas S Popkewitz (0000-0002-5058-2235, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author)
Year1985
Volume36
Issue5
Pages2-10
Publication date1985-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Teacher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4871 • E-ISSN: 1552-7816
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/002248718503600501
OpenAlexW2088130079
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited12

Popkewitz considers some of the cul tural assumptions and political implica tions of teacher education. He also describes the relationship of reform to social and economic transformation, the logic of individualism, and the formation of professional ideologies. Further, he shows how these various dimensions give coherence and direction to contem porary educational practice. The author argues that professional schooling edu cates the individual to take for granted certain social and cultural assumptions of schooling. In order to explore the biases of professional discourse and practice, two dimensions of comparative study are provided: (a) the relationship of consciousness to social conditions, or how social history bears upon school ing; (b) the critical examination of social and educational life, which includes a description of how the interaction of people and institutions alters the mean ing of guiding theories and practices

Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) · Consciousness · Critical consciousness · Epistemology · Ideology · Individualism · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies