Communities by Professor Kenneth M. Zeichner, Kenneth M. Zeichner. Author Professor Kenneth M. Zeichner, Kenneth M. Zeichner. As well as laying out and clarifying the landscape of existing work on including communities in teacher education, Ken Zeichner argues for a view of teacher education in which existing power hierarchies are disrupted and in which parents/carers, families and local communities play central roles in the preparation of teachers and teacher educators.