The Good Preschool Teacher: Six Teachers Reflect on Their Lives (Early Childhood Education Series)

About this book

This important book is the result of an in-depth inquiry into the lives and work of six outstanding preschool teachers. Through a creative original combination of interviews letters vignettes interpretive analysis and reflections the author describes and links together the events people and experiences that have made these women the excellent teachers they are. Ayers method of using autobiographical reflection to understand teaching practice will be excellent for use in pre-service teacher education classes and inservice teacher renewal efforts. Well-written and highly readable this book is essential for early childhood practitionersboth women and menat all levels and within all types of services and will appeal to researchers and parents as well.