Teacher subject identity in professional practice : teaching with a professional compass / Clare Brooks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooks, Clare, author.

Series:

Foundations and futures of education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Professional relationships.

Teachers.

Teachers--Professional ethics.

Teachers--Job satisfaction.

Identity (Psychology).

Physical Description:

vi, 153 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Teacher Subject Identity in Professional Practice focuses on a key, but neglected, element of a teacher's identity: that of their subject expertise. Studies of teachers' professional practice have shown the importance of a teacher's identity and the extent to which it can affect their resilience, commitment and ultimately their effectiveness. Drawing upon narrative research undertaken with a range of teachers over a period of 14 years, the book explores how subject expertise can play a significant role in teacher identity, acting as a professional compass guiding teachers at all levels of their professional practice. It reveals powerful individual stories of meaning-making which highlight the dynamic importance of teachers' subject expertise. The book's metaphor of a professional compass goes to the heart of teacher professionalism, and provides a valuable mechanism to enable teachers to respond to challenges they face in their daily practice. It enables teachers to consider the moral dimensions of their practice, and can constitute a significant component in professional formation and identity. Throughout the book the importance of subject expertise for teachers' professional practice is explored at a range of scales, from the classroom to broad education policy, and at different stages of a teacher's career which offers readers a deeper understanding of the importance of subject expertise for teachers. Teacher Subject Identity in Professional Practice makes a significant contribution to an under-researched area. It identifies the role and significance of teachers' subject expertise as a dimension of their teacher identity. The book is key reading for teacher educators, policy makers and researchers with an interest in teachers' professional development and practice. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Being a teacher in this day and age 1

Part I Knowledge landscapes and teacher identity 17

2 Current professional knowledge landscapes 19

3 Subject expertise and subject knowledge: the case of geography 33

4 Subject and phase identity 49

Part II Narratives of professional practice 61

5 Subject stories and teacher identity 63

6 Navigating and forming school cultures 81

7 Navigating classroom practice 99

8 Subject identity through a career 115

9 A professional compass 127.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Brooks, Clare. Teacher Subject Identity in Professional Practice.

ISBN:

9781138025905

1138025909

9781138025912

1138025917

OCLC:

945121135