W. Pinar & Kenneth A. Loparo 
Autobiography and Teacher Development in China 
Subjectivity and Culture in Curriculum Reform

This is the first investigation of the roles of autobiography in teacher education to be informed by concepts and examples from China, Europe, and North and South America. Unique and timely, this volume addresses multiple movements of teacher education reform worldwide.

Table of Content

Introduction; William F. Pinar 1. On Teacher Development; Zhang Hua 2. New Challenges of Teacher Development in China; Zhong Qiquan 3. Curriculum and Teaching in Recent Policies in Brazil; Elizabeth Macedo 4. Philosophy for Children in China: Teacher Knowledge and Teacher Development; Gao Zhenyu 5. Autobiography, Intellectual Topographies, and Teacher Development; Nicholas Ng-A-Fook 6. Teachers Professional Development in China; Chen Yuting 7. Technologizing Teacher Development?; Qian Xuyang 8. Without Experience Is Teacher Development Possible?; William F. Pinar 9. Meaning-Making of Chinese Teachers in the Curriculum Reform; Chen Xiangming Epilogue: Teachers as Moral Intellectuals; Zhang Hua

About the author

Zhong Qiquan, East China Normal University, China Daniel Tröhler, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Ou Yung-Sheng, Taiwan Shoufu Normal University, Taiwan Janet L. Miller, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, Ottawa University, Canada Zhang, Wenjun, Zhejiang University, China Peng Zheng-mei, East China Normal University, China Chen Yuting, Institute of Educational Science, Tianjin, China Elizabeth Macedo, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Chen Xiangming, Beijing University, China Qian Xu-yang, Hangzhou Normal University, China Rong Tingwei, Hangzhou Normal University, China