Source: Journal of Teacher Education, 66(2), March/April 2015, p. 109-121
This is the second of a two-part paper intended to offer teacher educators a cohesive overview of the field of research on teacher preparation by identifying, analyzing, and critiquing its major programs.
The paper discusses research on teacher preparation for the knowledge society and research on teacher preparation for diversity and equity, the second and third programs of research the authors identified through their massive review of research on initial teacher education, 2000-2012.
The authors describe the multiple clusters of studies comprising each of these programs of research.
They also examine the social practices in which researchers engaged within one cluster selected from each.
This paper suggests new directions for research on teacher education based on lacunae in the literature and on our analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the existing field.