On Cocoons,Consciousness, and Courage: Preparing Justice-Oriented Teacher Educators Through Critical Pedagogies |
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| Authors: | Jamy Stillman Kathryn Struthers Ahmed Erika Castañeda-Flores |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USAjamy.stillman@colorado.edu;3. Childhood Literacy Education, Hunter College, New York, New York, USA;4. Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Abstract: | In this article, we share findings from a 3-year project in which novice teacher educators participated in Freirean culture circles and Boalian Theatre of the Oppressed (teatro) in order to critically explore the work of justice-oriented teacher education. Anchored in one of the project’s most resonant scenarios, the article illustrates how teatro cultivated among participants courage to confront injustice, while also shedding light on the complexities teacher educators may face when attempting to facilitate teacher learning, particularly when such learning is centered on equity and justice. |
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| Keywords: | critical pedagogy equity justice teacher education teacher educator preparation. |
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