Critical Studies in Teacher Education

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Critical Studies in Teacher Education is written by Thomas S. Popkewitz and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0429832826 (ISBN 10) and 9780429832826 (ISBN 13).

Originally published in 1987, this was the only available book to offer a critical interpretation of the current reform efforts in teacher education at the time. The focus is issues of professionalization, the role of the university and schools in the socialization of teachers, and the ideological and social assumptions that underlie educational theory. The book draws upon the sociology of knowledge, Marxist theory and political sociology.