Secondary English Teacher Education in the United States

Donna L. Pasternak is Professor of English Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Samantha Caughlan is an independent scholar in teacher education. Heidi L. Hallman is Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, University of Kansas, USA. Laura Renzi is Associate Professor of English and coordinator of the English BSED program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA. Leslie S. Rush is Professor and Associate Dean in the College of Education, University of Wyoming, USA.

I cannot imagine a more well-timed contribution in the field of English Education. This well-researched and clearly-written study gives us a vital overview of where we have been and where we are and, as a result, helps clarify some of the future directions for teaching and research in English education.

• Series Editors ForewordIntroduction, Peter Smagorinsky (University of Georgia, USA)Part I: English Teacher Education in the United States1. Portrait of English Teacher Education Across Time: An Introduction to the Field2. English Teacher Education: Portrait of the Field Today3. Awareness Versus Application: Intersections between Methods and Field PlacementsPart II: Challenges and Changes Facing US English Teacher Education4. Standards and Assessment: Tensions between Utility and Critique5. Literacy Instruction: Methods for Integrating Reading and Writing 6. English Language Learners and Diversity: Finding Methods to Address Cultural and Linguistic Diversity7. Technology Integration: Essential but Inconsistent Content8. Commitments and Change: Where the Field of English Education is heading in the United StatesAppendix A: Research Study Design: A Mixed-Methods Study of English Teacher EducationAppendix B: Methods Course Readings: Resources from the Field ReferencesIndex