Policymakers educators and the public continuously cry for the wholesale reform of teacher
education. This book responds by issuing a call for reform from within each individual methods
classroom. Teacher educators are challenged to use the learning theories of Jerome Bruner as a
catalyst for constructing their own narrative concerning teacher education. This book provides
practical applications of theory in order to improve pedagogical techniques. It challenges
teacher educators and their students to become individuals who won't be afraid to take risks
make generalizations search their value systems hone their communication and management
skills and be models of competence in thinking and learning.