About Our Research Publications

Clive Beck, Professor Emeritus

► Publications

Recent Publications:

Kosnik, C., & Beck, C. (2009). Priorities in teacher education. London: Routledge.

Samaras, A., Freese, A., Kosnik, C., & Beck, C. (Eds.) (2008). Explorations of educational purposes 4: Learning communities in practice. UK: Springer

Beck, C., Kosnik, C., & Cleovoulou, Y. (2008). A whole-school approach to urban educational renewal: Community, collaboration, and leadership. In A. Samaras, A. Freese, C. Kosnik, & C. Beck (eds.), Learning communities in practice. Dordrecht: Springer.

Beck, C., & Kosnik, C. (2008; under review). Challenges new teachers face in regard to pupil assessment and how to address them in preservice education. The New Educator (30 pp).

Kosnik, C, & Beck, C. (2008). We taught them about literacy but what did they learn? The impact of a preservice teacher education program. Studying Teacher Education.

Kosnik, C., & Beck, C. (2008). In the shadows: Non-tenure-line instructors in preservice teacher education. European Journal of Teacher Education.

Rowsell, J., Kosnik, C., & Beck, C. (2008). Fostering multiliteracies pedagogy through preservice teacher education. Teaching Education, 19(2), 151-164.

Beck, C., Kosnik, C., & Rowsell, J. (2007). Preparation for the first year of teaching: Beginning teachers' views on their preservice program. The New Educator, 3(1), 51-73.

Beck, C., & Kosnik, C. (2006). Innovations in teacher education: A social constructivist approach. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

Beck, C., & Kosnik, C. (2006). The starting point: Constructivist accounts of learning. In K. Leithwood, P. McAdie, N. Bascia, & A. Rodrigue (Eds.), Teaching for deep understanding: What every educator needs to know (pp. 17-25). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Kosnik, C., Beck, C., Freese, A., & Samaras, A. (Eds.) (2006). Making a difference in teacher education through self-study: Studies of personal, professional, and program renewal. Dordrecht: Springer.

Kosnik, C., & Beck, C. (2006). The impact of a preservice teacher education program on language arts teaching practices. In C. Kosnik, C. Beck, A. Freese, & A. Samaras (Eds.), Making a difference in teacher education through self-study: Studies of personal, professional, and program renewal (pp. 243-259). Dordrecht: Springer.

Kosnik, C., & Beck, C. (2005). Community building and program development go hand-in-hand: Teacher educators working collaboratively. In G. Hoban (Ed.), The missing links in teacher education design: Developing a multi-linked conceptual framework (pp. 209-230). Dordrecht: Springer.

Kosnik, C., Brown, R., & Beck, C. (2005). The preservice admissions process: What qualities do future teachers need and how can they be identified in applicants? The New Educator, 1, 101-123.

Kosnik, C., & Beck, C. (2004). Current trends in Canadian teacher education: The Ontario experience. In Y. C. Cheng, K. W. Chow, & M. Mok (Eds.), Reform of teacher education in Asia-Pacific and the new millennium: Trends and challenges. (pp. 45-62). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Beck, C., Freese, A., & Kosnik, C. (2004). The preservice practicum: Learning through self-study in a professional setting. In J. Loughran, M-L. Hamilton, V. LaBoskey, & T. Russell (Eds.), International Handbook of Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices (pp. 1259-1293). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.