Critical Approaches for Teacher Residencies

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Critical Approaches for Teacher Residencies

Dreaming New Ways Forward in School, University, and Community Entanglements

Cultural studies Educational strategies and policy Teacher training Politics and government

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Collection: Routledge Research in Teacher Education

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 22nd October 2025

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781040449240


Introduction

This book asks whose histories, knowledges, struggles, sorrows, joys, dreams, and expertise matter in teacher education and teacher residencies. It conceives of teacher residencies as a space for the multiplicity of voices and experiences needed to create opportunities for more democratic education and explores how this might be achieved despite the ways in which schools have become both more politicized and standardized in recent years. It argues that this work will not happen in silos but in community.

Residency Programs and Perspectives

As such, it showcases residency programs and program providers that have embraced a critical turn in residency work, as well as the voices and perspectives of critical community co-conspirators and the youth being served. Chapters examine geo-socio-historical and political contexts, the democratic and participatory nature of residency work, critical theoretical frameworks, and learning as liberation.

Purpose and Contributions

Advocating for a critical turn in teacher residency programming and research, this book provides research interventions, practical tools, and residency models that emphasize criticality in teacher preparation. It offers valuable insights for researchers interested in democratizing teacher education.

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