Learning from the Past: An account of an oral history project for students in an early childhood teacher education program |
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Authors: | Margaret White Jennifer Bowes Laura Cusack Susan Smith |
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Institution: | 1. Arts &2. Humanities, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USAysealey@aol.com;4. Curriculum and Instruction, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, Adelphi University, New York, NY, USA |
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Abstract: | Engagement of student-teachers with the community of practice they are entering is central to the formation of their identity as an educator. This paper outlines a teaching and research project that enabled early childhood student-teachers to gain insights into the field through interviewing past teachers and reflecting on their practices. In the process, students became aware of the complexities of their chosen profession, alternative teaching practices and different ways of relating with families. Their responses indicated that the experience had an impact on their identity with the profession, their learning about the nature of history and their understanding of research processes. |
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Keywords: | racial literacy urban youth race and education urban teacher education Black youth teacher education and film |
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