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Heated debates about teaching often occur around the word practice. When we consider practice as a keyword, it becomes clear that practice is about much more than what teachers do in the classroom. Discourses of practice are used to spread policy ideas, to claim expertise, to empower or disempower teachers, to discredit or support schools of education, and more.

In this book, the authors demonstrate how impoverished notions of practice undermine teachers' work. They ask: How can a historical understanding of practice inform the present, considering the political, social, and economic forces that shape decisions and trends? How can educators act to transform teacher education, centring complex notions of practice that honour teachers' work? Demonstrating the import of these questions in our current moment, they offer pathways forward.

Table of Contents

Foreword
1. Practice as a keyword in teacher education
2. Theoretical lenses on practice
3. Historical lenses on practice-based teacher education
4. The global circulation of practices in teacher education
5. How can a more robust understanding of practice shape the future of teacher education?

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 25 Jun 2026
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 112
ISBN 9781350543195
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Series Keywords in Teacher Education
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Katherine Schultz

Katherine Schultz is Professor in the School of Ed…

Author

Rachel Throop

Rachel Throop is Assistant Professor at Barnard Co…

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