Teacher Education and the Struggle for Social Justice

______________________________________________________________________________Kenneth M. Zeichner is Hoefs-Bascom Professor of Teacher Education, and Associate Dean, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

• Foreword, Michael W. ApplePrefaceAcknowledgements1. The Adequacies and Inadequacies of Three Current Strategies to Recruit, Prepare, and Retain the Best Teachers for All Students2. Educating Teachers for Social Justice, Ken Zeichner and Ryan Flessner3. Professional Development Schools in a Culture of Evidence and Accountability4. Action Research as a Strategy for Preparing Teachers to Work for Greater Social Justice: A Case Study from the United States5. Action Research: Personal Renewal and Social Reconstruction6. Action Research in Teacher Education as a Force for Greater Social Justice7. Beyond the Divide of Teacher Research and Academic Research8. Connecting Genuine Teacher Development to the Struggle for Social Justice9. Contradictions and Tensions in the Professionalization of Teaching and the Democratization of Schools10. Reflections of a University-Based Teacher Educator on the Future of College- and University-Based Teacher Education

"Clear, articulate, and cogent…[Zeichner] exhibits a commitment to a vision of social justice that rightly demands the very best both from society and from those of us who work in schools, communities, and teacher education institutions." --Michael W. Apple, From the Foreword