Critical Perspectives On The Curriculum Of Teacher Education

Poetter (curriculum, Miami University) collects essays by doctoral students in the Department of Educational Leadership at Miami University, discussing key issues and problems surrounding the educational standards movement and the influence it has had on the curriculum of teacher education. Poetter's essay outlines the rationale for eschewing a technical approach to the curriculum of teacher education, and the nine chapters that follow raise questions about the purpose of schools, cultural influences, and commercialism in schools. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Thomas S. Poetter holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from Indiana University, Bloomington. He is an Associate Professor of Curriculum in the Department of Educational Leadership at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Poetter is the author or coauthor of numerous journal articles on curriculum, teacher education, teacher research, and school reform as well as several books including The Education of Sam Sanders (AuthorHouse, 2003).

Thomas L. Goodney holds an M.A. in Speech from Miami University and is a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He is the principal at Fairbanks High School in Milford Center, Ohio.

Jennifer L. Bird holds bachelors and masters degrees in English Education from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. She is a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership at Miami University.