Philip Tate
Senior Lecturer (Retired)
As senior lecturer (retired) of curriculum & teaching, Dr. Philip Tate’s teaching responsibilities at Boston University included the foundations of education, philosophy of education, and teacher education. His writings demonstrate an interest in the sociology, politics, and philosophy of education, especially as they inform discussions about teacher education and the occupation of teaching. Dr. Tate is an active member of the American Educational Research Association. Before his appointment at Boston University, Dr. Tate was a researcher at the Commonwealth Center for Education of Teachers and an instructor in the Curry School of Education, University of Virginia.
Education
PhD, University of Chicago
MEd, Duke University
BA, Wake Forest University
Selected Publications
(2013). Excellent teachers: Implications for physical education and health education. In L. E. Ciccomascolo & E. C. Sullivan (Eds.), The dimensions of physical education (pp. 40-48). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
(2006). Academic and relational responsibilities of teaching. Journal of Education, 187(3), 1-20.
(2001). Excellence in teaching: Myths and legends. In T. Arnold (Ed.), Facing change: Proceedings of the AIESEP World Sport Science Congress (pp. 1.45-1.51). Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia: Association Internationale des Écoles Superieures d’Éducation Physique and School of Health and Human Performance, Central Queensland University.
(1998). [With S. M. Tauer as first author.] Growth of reflection in teaching: Reconciling the models. Teaching Education 9(2), 143-153.
(1993). The two worlds of teaching. Journal of Education, 175(3), 15-29.
(1992). [With J. M. Cooper.] Restructuring teacher education in the Old Dominion. In H. D. Gideonse (Ed.), Teacher education policy: Narratives, stories, and cases (pp.133-155). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
(1988). Whale or shark? A description of state policy domains for teacher education. Journal of Teacher Education, 39(6), 21-26.