Founding Literature

Signature Pedagogies in the Profession
Lee S. Shulman (2005)

Shulman talks about signature pedagogies, the types of teaching that organize the fundamental ways in which future practitioners are educated for their new professions. In these signature pedagogies, the novices are instructed in critical aspects of the three fundamental dimensions of professional work - to think, to perform, and to act with integrity. But these three dimensions do not receive equal attention across the professions.

Signature Pedagogies in Doctoral Education:
Are They Adaptable for the Preparation of Education Researchers?
Chris M. Golde (2007)

This article describes two practices that can be considered signature pedagogies of doctoral education, one in neuroscience (the journal club) and one in English studies (the list).

Emerging Literature

A Signature Pedagogy in Doctoral Education:
The Leader-Scholar Community
Kate Olson and Christopher M. Clark (2009).
Educational Researcher (38) 3, pp 216-221.

Provides a working example of a signature pedagogy in professional practice doctoral preparation at one CPED institution.

Recent News

Shulman's April 5th Piece on Doctoral Ed in the Chronicle of Higher Ed

Lee has written a new piece on doctoral ed (attached below) for the Chronicle and has also invited CPED members "to think about the sense that a degree can be both scholarly and professional and still be faithful to both purposes"

Forums

http://cpedinitiative.org/node/97