Looking Back and Moving Forward Three Tensions in the Teacher Dispositions Discourse

This review chronicles the origins of the use of the term “dispositions” in teacher education and highlights problems in its current definitions and applications, suggesting questions that need to be addressed in dealing with those problems and outlining necessary changes in teacher education progra...

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Published in:	Journal of teacher education Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 388 - 396
Main Author:	Diez, Mary E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-11-2007 Corwin Press, Inc SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Constructivism (Learning) Definitions Disposition (Philosophy) Educational aspects Ethical aspects Preservice Teacher Education Qualifications Social aspects Social Cognition Study and teaching Teacher attitudes Teacher centers Teacher centres Teacher Education Teacher Education Programs Teacher-student relations Teacher-student relationships Teachers Training United States dispositions teacher education teacher assessment
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Summary:	This review chronicles the origins of the use of the term “dispositions” in teacher education and highlights problems in its current definitions and applications, suggesting questions that need to be addressed in dealing with those problems and outlining necessary changes in teacher education programs to address development and assessment of the whole teacher.
ISSN:	0022-4871 1552-7816
DOI:	10.1177/0022487107308418