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The politics of teacher professional development : policy, research and practice / Ian Hardy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hardy, Ian.
- Series:
- Routledge Research in Education
- Routledge research in education ; 80
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teachers--Training of--Political aspects.
- Teachers.
- Teachers--Training of--Cross-cultural studies.
- Education--Social aspects--Cross-cultural studies.
- Education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (245 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Politics of Teacher Professional Development: Policy, Research and Practice provides innovative insights into teachers' continuing development and learning in contemporary western contexts. Rather than providing a list of ""how-tos"" and ""must dos,"" this volume is premised on the understanding that by learning more about the current conditions under which teachers and other educators work and learn, it is possible to understand, and consequently improve, the learning opportunities teachers experience. Teacher professional development is not simply construed as an isolated ser
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Professional Development in Context, and as Contest; PART I Professional Development as Policy and Research; 2 Educational Policy, Politics and Professional Development; 3 Professional Development as Research: From Process to Product?; PART II Professional Development in Practice; 4 Professional Development in Practice: PD as Teachers' Work; 5 Professional Development in Practice: PD in Australia, Canada and England; 6 Conclusion: The Politics of Teacher Professional Development
- About the AuthorNotes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-212) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-27453-7
- 1-136-27454-5
- 1-283-52133-4
- 9786613833785
- 0-203-11038-2
- 9780203110386
- OCLC:
- 804661284
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