Philosophical Perspectives on Teacher Education presents a series of well-argued essays about the ethical considerations that should be addressed in teacher training and educational policies and practices.* Brings together philosophical essays on an underserved yet urgent aspect of teacher education* Explores the kinds of ethical considerations that should enter into discussions of a teacher's professional education* Illuminates the knowledge and understanding that teachers need to sustain their careers and long-term sense of well being* Represents an important resource to stimulate contemporary debates about what the future of teacher education should be

Preface viiJanet Orchard and Alis OanceaAcknowledgements xiNotes on Contributors xiiEditors' Introduction xviiiRuth Heilbronn and Lorraine Foreman-PeckPart 1 What Do Teachers Need to Know? 11 How Does a Competent Teacher Become a Good Teacher?: On Judgement, Wisdom and Virtuosity in Teaching and Teacher Education 3Gert Biesta2 Learning to Teach and Becoming a Teacher: Techne and Phronesis 23Colin Wringe3 The Idea of a University and School Partnership 38James MacallisterPart 2 What Makes a Good Teacher? 554 Why We Need a Virtue Ethics of Teaching 57Chris Higgins5 Wigs, Disguises and Child's Play: Solidarity in Education 76Ruth Heilbronn6 To Believe, to Think, to Know - to Teach?: Ethical Deliberation in Teacher Education 89Damien Shortt, Paul Reynolds, Mary McAteer and Fiona HallettPart 3 Being a Teacher? 1097 The Role of Higher Education in Teacher Education: A Reorientation Towards Ontology 111David Aldridge8 Cultivating Human Capabilities in Venturesome Learning Environments 132Padraig Hogan9 Towards a Theory of Well?]Being for Teachers 152Lorraine Foreman?]PeckReferences 167Index 000