Decolonizing Transcultural Teacher Education through Participatory Action Research

This volume describes a Participatory Action Research (PAR) project involving educators from Belize and the US to illustrate the critical role of shared dialogue in transnational teacher education.

Autorentext

Jean Kirshner is Co-founder of the Belize Education Project. She was a public school teacher for Douglas County School District. She is currently Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Northern Colorado.

George Kamberelis is Professor and Chair of the Graduate Program in the Department of Education at Western Colorado University, USA. He is also Co-director of the Center for Teaching Excellence.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Belize Education Project: Professional Development across Cultures

Section One: Introducing the Study: Purpose, Context, And Method

Chapter 2 Socio-Political Context of the Work: Colonialism and its Impact on Culture, Identity, Education in Belize

Chapter 3 Interpersonal Context of the Work: Relationships as a Foundation for Transformation

Chapter 4 Participatory Action Research: Humanizing Approach

Section Two: Findings and Discussion Foregrounding Relationships in Professional Development

Chapter 5 Early Years: Promise and Problems

Chapter 6 Understanding Teachers' Lives and The Realities of Teaching in Belize

Chapter 7 Constitutive Effects of Relationship Building and Solidarity

Chapter 8 Voices of Belizean Educators: Autoethnographies in Dialogue

Section Three: Implications for Research and Practice

Chapter 9 Looking Forward, Sharing Insights: Furthering our De-Colonizing Work and Notes to Kindred Spirits