Cases on Teacher Identity, Diversity, and Cognition in Higher Education

Download or read book Cases on Teacher Identity, Diversity, and Cognition in Higher Education written by Breen, Paul and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2014-04-30 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As our world becomes increasingly diverse and technologically-driven, the role and identities of teachers continues to change. Cases on Teacher Identity, Diversity, and Cognition in Higher Education seeks to address this change and provide an accurate depiction of the teaching profession today. This thought-provoking collection of cases covers a range of educational contexts from preschool teaching in Europe to higher education in Australia and North America, and draws on expert knowledge of these diverse contexts, centered on a common theme of teacher identity. This book can be used by teacher educators and trainee teachers, as well as those who have an interest in social research into teaching.