In Search of Subjectivities ─ An Educational Philosophy and Theory Teacher Education Reader

The second volume of the EPAT: Editor’s Choice series brings together a selection of papers stretching back to 1969, showing that teacher education has been a central and abiding theme.

While traditionally identified as a practice-based endeavour, the many dimensions of teacher education raise important philosophical issues that emphasise the centrality of ethics to questions of relationality and professional practice. This book focuses on a wide range of topics, including teacher education in a cross-cultural context, the notion of unsuccessful teaching, democratic teacher education, the reflective teacher, the ethics and politics of teacher identity, and subjectivity and performance in teaching. Chapters also explore teacher education based on experiential learning as ‘experience’, demonstrating the continuing relevance of philosophical approaches to the field.

Michael A. Peters is Professor of Education at Waikato University, New Zealand, Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, USA, and Adjunct Professor in the School of Art, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia.