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This chapter introduces the book and the best-loved self, a concept originating with Joseph Schwab in 1954 and further explored by Cheryl Craig in 2013, 2017 and 2020. The book chapters are written by members of the Faculty Academy, a cross-institutional, cross-disciplinary group of teacher educators/education researchers initially from five universities in Texas, USA, who have met and collaborated together since 2002. The book is divided into four sections: (1) Introducing the Book and the Best-Loved Self, (2) Identifying the Best-Loved Self, (3) One’s Best-Loved Self Reflected Back, and (4) Parting Words about the Best-Loved Self and the Book’s Chapters. Chapter authors are introduced and a brief overview of each chapter is provided.
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Curtis, G.A. (2023). Introducing the Book and the Best-Loved Self. In: Craig, C.J., McDonald, D.M., Curtis, G.A. (eds) Learning, Leading, and the Best-Loved Self in Teaching and Teacher Education . Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11902-6_1
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