"""Houses and fields and vineyards shall yet again be bought in this land"": The story of Ana, a public kindergarten teacher in Portugal"

A study using ethnographic and biographic methods was developed in a kindergarten just outside Lisbon, Portugal, involving Ana, a preschool teacher. Ana is considered an excellent teacher by her colleagues, parents, and university supervisors. The questions of the study were: What is the commitment and competence that distinguishes Ana as a Master Teacher? How has Ana's practice been influenced by her personal and professional biography? How does a Master Teacher perceive being a Master Teacher?

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Vasconcelos, Teresa Maria Sena de

Contributors dc:contributor

• Katz, Lilian G.

• Education, Early Childhood
• Education, Teacher Training
• Education, Curriculum and Instruction

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1995 Vasconcelos, Teresa Maria Sena de

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9522184
(UMI)AAI9522184

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19133