Community Fieldwork in Teacher Education

<p>In teacher education field work in community-based spaces (including foster homes and programs for homeless youth) is frequently contrasted with traditional field experiences in classroom settings where beginning teachers are immediately introduced to teacher-centered models of instruction. This volume works against such a model presenting a counter-narrative of new teachers' understanding of the act of teaching. By exploring their work with at risk youth in community-based sites it unites the practical aspects of field work and with theoretical conceptions of teaching and envisions how the work and the definition of teaching can be broadened.</p>