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Teachers matter : connecting work, lives and effectiveness / Christopher Day ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Professional learning.
- Professional learning
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teachers--England.
- Teachers.
- Effective teaching--England.
- Effective teaching.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Maidenhead : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- Based on a DfES funded study of 300 teachers in 100 primary and secondary schools in England, this book aims to identify different patterns of influence and effect between groups of teachers, which provide powerful evidence of the complexities of teachers' work, lives, identity and commitment.
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Series editor's preface; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Why teachers matter: policy agendas and social trends; Chapter 2 Studying teachers' work and lives: research contexts; Chapter 3 The VITAE research: a synergistic approach; Chapter 4 The schools, their teachers and their pupils: expectations, experiences, perceptions; Chapter 5 Teachers' professional life phases: a research informed view of career long effectiveness
- Chapter 6 Emotional contexts of teaching: agency, vulnerability and professional identitiesChapter 7 What helps and hinders teachers' capacities to be effective; Chapter 8 Teacher effectiveness, pupil attainment; Chapter 9 Teachers who break the mould; Chapter 10 Real and resilient: how teachers sustain their effectiveness; Chapter 11 Commitment and effectiveness: contexts which make a difference to standards; Chapter 12 Future proofing school reform and renewal: why teachers matter most; Notes; References; Index; TEACHERS AND ASSISTANTS WORKING TOGETHER; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-12918-6
- 9786611129187
- 0-335-22966-2
- OCLC:
- 245518216
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