Teacher Preparation as an Inspirational Practice: Building Capacities for Responsiveness

How can teacher educators provide prospective teachers with a philosophical foundation for dimensions of teaching associated with responsiveness to students? How can they help focus teacher candidates, during their through coursework and, especially, during clinical experiences, on developing their capacity to be responsive to students as unique human beings?

Drawing from the literature base on teaching’s moral dimensions, this book establishes a conceptual framework for responsiveness, desc...