Dispositions in Teacher Education A Look At Social Justice

• Published in: Journal of teacher education Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 370 - 380
• Main Author: Villegas, Ana María
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.11.2007; Corwin Press, Inc; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Access to Education; Analysis; Classification; Culturally Relevant Education; Disposition (Philosophy); Educational aspects; Educational Change; Educational Objectives; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Public Education; Qualifications; Role of Education; Social aspects; Social Justice; Socioeconomic Status; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher centers; Teacher centres; Teacher Education; Teachers; Teaching; Training; United States; teacher beliefs; dispositions; social justice; teacher education

The use of a dispositional framework in the preparation of teachers, especially one that attends to issues of social justice, has generated considerable debate of late. In this article, the author argues that assessing teacher candidates' dispositions related to social justice is both reasonabl...