International Perspectives on Knowledge and Quality

Brian Hudson is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Sussex, UK and Guest Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at Karlstad University, Sweden. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, honorary member of EERA Network 27 Didactics – Learning and Teaching and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2004.Niklas Gericke is Professor in Science Education and Director of the SMEER (Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education Research) Research Centre at Karlstad University, Sweden, and guest professor at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway.Christina Olin-Scheller is Professor in Educational Work, and Director of CSL (Centre of Language and Literature in Education) Research Centre and ROSE (Research on Subject-Specific Education) Research Group at Karlstad University, Sweden. She coordinates the Swedish National Literacy Network and participates in the Nordic QUINT (Quality in Nordic Teaching) research centre.Martin Stolare is Professor in History at Karlstad University, Sweden, where he is Co-Director of the ROSE (Research on Subject-Specific Education) Research Group and Senior Researcher at CSD (Centre for Social Science Education).

• List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsPrefaceSeries Editors' ForewordForeword, Sirpa Tani (University of Helsinki, Finland)Acknowledgements1. Powerful Professional Knowledge and Innovation in Teacher Education Policy and Practice, Martin Stolare, Brian Hudson, Niklas Gericke and Christina Olin-Scheller (Karlstad University, Sweden)2. Reinventing Subject Teaching in Integrated Teacher Education Programs in Norway, Lise Iversen Kulbrandstad and Lars Anders Kulbrandstad (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway, and Karlstad University, Sweden) 3. Teacher Education and History Teachers’ Powerful Professional Knowledge, Mikko Puustinen (University of Helsinki, Finland) 4. Embedding Epistemic Quality in the Pedagogy of Student Geography Teachers, Alex Standish and David Mitchell (UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK) 5. Epistemic Literacy as an Aim for Religious Education and Implications for Teacher Education, Alexis Stones and Jo Fraser-Pearce (UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK)6. Investigating Literature as Knowledge in School English, Larissa McLean Davies, Lyn Yates (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Wayne Sawyer (Western Sydney University, Australia) 7. Transforming Circular Economy Principles into Teachers’ Powerful Professional Knowledge, Kalle Juuti (University of Helsinki, Finland) and Niklas Gericke (Karlstad University, Sweden)8. Teachers as Curriculum Makers for School Mathematics of High Epistemic Quality, Brian Hudson (Karlstad University, Sweden, and University of Sussex, UK)9. Establishing Links to Specialised Knowledge in Social Studies Teaching, Ann-Christin Randahl and Martin Kristiansson (Karlstad University, Sweden)10. Supporting Teachers’ Professional Development in Social Studies Education, Martin Stolare, Gabriel Bladh and Martin Kristiansson (Karlstad University, Sweden)11. From a Personal to a Pedagogically Powerful Understanding of School Mathematics, Cosette Crisan, (UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK)12. Implications of Powerful Professional Knowledge for Innovation in Teacher Education Policy and Practice, Martin Stolare, Brian Hudson, Niklas Gericke and Christina Olin-Scheller (Karlstad University, Sweden)ReferencesIndex

[T]his is an important and timely book for researchers, teacher educators, policymakers, and practitioners. The book reminds us to share ‘respect for knowledge’ in teacher education. ... The book makes a noteworthy contribution to understanding innovation in teacher education.