'Teaching about Teaching i s a well-written, thought-provoking, introspective text. The essays are written by and for teachers, offering the voices we too often fail to hear. For experienced teacher educators, this book serves as a means of reaffirming what they already do in their university classrooms. For others, particularly instructors new to the field of teacher education, this text offers practical suggestions and means by which to teach teachers the skills they will need in the classroom ... this information results in a practical as well as theoretical discussion that links research and theory with practice.' - The Educational Forum

• An introduction to purpose, passion and pedagogy, John Loughran. Part 1 Principles and practices which shape teaching about teaching: practising theory and theorizing practice in teacher education, Robert V. Bullough Jr.; teaching teachers - how I teach VISBN the message, Tom Russell; teacher education as a process of developing teacher knowledge, Jeff Northfield; teaching about teaching - principles and practice, John Loughran. Part 2 Challenges in teaching and learning about teaching: teaching teachers for the challenge of change, Anna E. Richert; learning to teach prospective teachers to teach mathematics - the struggles of a beginning teacher educator, Cynthia Nicol; teaching and learning in teacher education - who is carrying the ball?, Peter Chin. Part 3 Rethinking teacher educators' roles and practice: learning about learning in the context of a science methods course, Gary Hoban; teaching to teach with purpose and passion - pedagogy for reflective practice, Vicki Kubler LaBoskey; advisor as coach, Anthony Clarke. Part 4 Conversations about teacher education: obligations to unseen children - the Arizona group, Karen Guilfoyle, Mary Lynn Hamilton and Stefinnee Pinnegar; storming through teacher education - talk about summerfest, Allan MacKinnon, Michael Cummings and Kathryn Alexander. Conclusion: becoming passionate about teacher education, Tom Russell.