Developing teachers : the challenges of lifelong learning / Christopher Day.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Day, Christopher, ACP.

Series:

Educational change and development series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers.

Teachers--In-service training.

Physical Description:

xii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia, PA : Falmer Press, 1999.

Summary:

Clearly delineates the most conducive conditions required to enhance the continuing professional development of teachers *Shows how to view teachers holistically, and further their development by doing so Effective schools or improving schools are fashionable terms in the rhetoric of recent education movements, yet the heart of these movements is often more to do with teaching quality than with school practice. This book takes a holistic view of teacher development, examining the contexts and conditions of teaching: school leadership and culture; teachers' lives and histories; change; teacher learning, competence and expertise; and the moral purposes of teaching. Day looks at the conditions under which teacher development may be enhanced, and brings together research and other information, from the UK and overseas. This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk.

Contents:

1 Being a Teacher, Developing as a Professional 1

2 Teachers as Inquirers 22

3 Understanding Teachers' Development: Experience, Expertise and Competence 48

4 Teachers' Conditions of Work: Classrooms, Cultures and Leadership 70

5 Self Renewal: Appraisal, Change and Personal Development Planning 92

6 School-led Professional Development: A Case Study 113

7 In-service Education and Training: Limits and Possibilities 131

8 Learning through Partnerships 152

9 Networks for Learning: Teacher Development, School Improvement 174

10 The Role of Teachers in a Learning Society 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-239) and index.

ISBN:

075070747X

0750707488

OCLC:

41347458