Darling-Hammond, Linda, 1951-

Powerful teacher education : lessons from exemplary programs / Linda Darling-Hammond ; in collaboration with Letitia Fickel ... [et al.]. - 1st ed. - San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2006. - xvi, 419 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Jossey-Bass education series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-398) and indexes.

Part 1: Introduction - 1. Creating powerful teacher education - 2. Why teacher education is important-and difficult - 3. Addressing the dilemmas of teacher education: evidence of success -- Part 2: Conceptualizing knowledge, skills, and practice: 4. Conceptualizing the knowledge base for teaching - 5. Developing and assessing teaching: constructing performances of understanding - 6. Constructing the clinical experience: the glue for powerful preparation-- Part 3: Bringing it all together: 7. The double helix of teaching: managing the dialectic between students and subjects - 8. Educating for equity - 9. Preparing teachers to reach all students -- Part 4: Issues of context and change: 10. Transforming teacher education: institutional challenges - 11. Developing professional policy - Appendixes: A. Study methodology - B. Survey results - C. Teacher education program structures - References - About the author - Name index - Subject index.

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Teachers--Training of--United States.

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