Teachers' know-how : a philosophical investigation / Christopher Winch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winch, Christopher, author.

Series:

THEi Wiley ebooks.

The Journal of Philosophy of Education Series

THEi Wiley ebooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teaching--Philosophy.

Teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, [England] : Wiley, 2017.

System Details:

Access using campus network via VPN at home (THEi Users Only).

Summary:

Teachers' Know-How: A Philosophical Investigation presents a comprehensive and up to date philosophical treatment of the kinds of knowledge and "know-how" that educators should possess. -Offers an original and in-depth study of teachers' know-how which situates teaching within the spectrum of professions -Critiques the currently fashionable craft conception of teaching and the view of teaching as protocol-driven which is currently influential in policymaking circles -Utilizes epistemological debates on the nature of know-how to inform understanding of the work of teachers -Features detailed examples including some drawn from the author's own long professional experience of a teacher in a wide range of different contexts.

Contents:

Introduction: education and teaching

Schooling and the occupation of teaching

Dimensions of expertise and their relevance to teaching

Towards a typology of occupations

The elements of teacher knowledge and know-how

Teaching as a craft occupation

The teacher as executive technician, or the tempations of 'teacher proof' teaching

The teacher as a professional technician

Teaching as an occupation

Teacher education

A good teacher?

Some outstanding issues.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 14, 2017).

ISBN:

9781119355700

1119355702

9781119355724

1119355729

9781119355694

1119355699

OCLC:

974583770