The Use of Children's Literature in Teaching: A study of politics and profession

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The Use of Children's Literature in Teaching reveals the impact of politics, professional guidelines and restrictive measurements of literacy on the emerging identities of young teachers.

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The Use of Children's Literature in Teaching reveals the impact of politics, professional guidelines and restrictive measurements of literacy on the emerging identities of young teachers. It places renewed emphasis on the importance of creative teaching with children's literature for the empowerment of teacher agency to enhance the learning of their students. Framing the debate alongside the issue of teacher autonomy, Simpson describes results from a two-year study, which brings together information from interviews, surveys, document analysis and digital stories from Australia, Canada, the UK and the US to assess the role of children's literature in pre-service teacher education. Through cross-cultural comparison, this research captures the different levels of connection between politics, education systems, higher education and pre-service teachers. It exposes how politics, narrow views of professionalism and program structures in teacher education may adversely affect the development of pre-service teachers.This book presents a strong case that reading and responding critically to literary texts leads to better educational outcomes than basic decoding and low-level comprehension training. As such, this book will be of great interest to researchers and scholars working in the areas of teacher education and literacy and primary education. It should also be essential reading for teacher educators and policymakers.

Author Biography

Alyson Simpson is Associate Professor of English and Literacy Education at the University of Sydney, Australia. As well as lecturing in pre-service teacher programs, she is lead author of Language, Literacy and Literature (Melbourne: OUP, 2013) and author of Reading Under the Covers: Helping Children to Choose Books (Newtown: PETAA, 2008).

Table of Contents

1. Asking the Difficult Questions 2. Research Design – Asking the Right Questions 3. Political and Professional Contexts and Controls 4. Analysis of Initial Teacher Education Programs 5. Conversations with ITE Academics and Children's Literature Specialists 6. Identity Formation in ITE 7. Politics, Professionalism and Position Statements

Details ISBN0815360533 Author Alyson Simpson Pages 200 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Year 2018 ISBN-10 0815360533 ISBN-13 9780815360537 Format Paperback Subtitle A study of politics and professionalism within teacher education Country of Publication United States Affiliation University of Sydney, Australia Publication Date 2018-01-03 Series Routledge Research in Teacher Education DEWEY 809.89282 Short Title The Use of Children's Literature in Teaching Language English UK Release Date 2018-01-03 AU Release Date 2018-01-03 NZ Release Date 2018-01-03 US Release Date 2018-01-03 Illustrations 24 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Halftones, black and white Alternative 9780415712262 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Imprint Routledge Place of Publication New York We've got this

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