TY - JOUR
T1 - CHAPTER 7
T2 - The Wisdom of Fifth Graders
AU - Morgan-Fleming, Barbara
AU - Kendrick-Mercer, Mya
AU - Myers, Susan
AU - Anderson, Connie Wilson
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2008, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2008/3/1
Y1 - 2008/3/1
N2 - This chapter discusses a study that asked fifth grade students to describe a good teacher and offer insight into how teacher education programs can help people become good teachers. The students were predominantly African American, and underserved. The outcomes of the study support the contention that student voice is an important, although neglected, resource for a renaissance in teacher education. Their insights are presented and discussed with reference to the literature, the experience of the authors, and the theme of this edited volume. Sensitivity to what students have to say, in the authors' view, contributes to a renaissance in teacher education.
AB - This chapter discusses a study that asked fifth grade students to describe a good teacher and offer insight into how teacher education programs can help people become good teachers. The students were predominantly African American, and underserved. The outcomes of the study support the contention that student voice is an important, although neglected, resource for a renaissance in teacher education. Their insights are presented and discussed with reference to the literature, the experience of the authors, and the theme of this edited volume. Sensitivity to what students have to say, in the authors' view, contributes to a renaissance in teacher education.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84906204580&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01626620.2008.10519438
DO - 10.1080/01626620.2008.10519438
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84906204580
SN - 0162-6620
VL - 29
SP - 118
EP - 130
JO - Action in Teacher Education
JF - Action in Teacher Education
IS - 5-6
ER -