Descriptive inquiry in teacher practice : cultivating practical wisdom to create democratic schools / Cara E. Furman, Cecelia E. Traugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Furman, Cara E., author.

Traugh, Cecelia, author.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teacher participation in administration.

Public schools.

United States.

Public schools--United States--Case studies.

Democracy and education--United States.

Democracy and education.

Teacher participation in administration--United States--Case studies.

Educational equalization--United States--Case studies.

Educational equalization.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 204 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2021]

Summary:

"What does it mean to teach for human dignity? How does one do so? This practical book shows how the leaders at four urban public schools used a process called Descriptive Inquiry to create democratic schools that promote and protect human dignity. The authors argue that teachers must attend to who a child is and find a way to create classrooms that allow everyone to feel safe and express ideas. Responding to the perennial question of how to cultivate teachers, they offer an approach that attends to both ethical development and instructional methods. They also provide a way forward for school leaders seeking to listen to, and provide guidance for, their staff. At its core, Descriptive Inquiry in Teacher Practice champions a commitment to schools as places in which children, teachers, and leaders can learn how to live and work well together. Book Features: Illustrates how to take an inquiry stance toward the difficult issues that educators face every day; Examines how themes regularly addressed in foundations can be used to improve schools; Includes engaging portraits of progressive urban schools that showcase the qualities of the leaders that guide them; Demonstrate the power of a progressive and humanistic education for children of color and for those from lower-income backgrounds"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

PART 1. PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMINGS. The Need for Practical Wisdom: What it Is and How it's Developed

The Cultivating of a Practically Wise Teacher Self

Cultivating Practical Wisdom through Descriptive Inquiry: A Case of Caring of the Self

PART 2. HOW DESCRIPTIVE INQUIRY LIVED IN THE SCHOOLS: PROMOTING HUMAN DIGNITY WITH CHILDREN AND TEACHERS. City As School: Building a Collaborative Culture Through Descriptive Inquiry

Curricular Values: Exploring the Place of Children, Teachers and the Culture of School in Building Curriculum

Using Descriptive Process to Rebuild and Sustain a Democratic School Community

PART 3. SEEING AND ACTING WITH OTHERS: HOW DESCRIPTIVE INQUIRY SUPPORTS PRACTICAL WISDOM. Changing a Perspective: No Easy Task

Supporting and Being Supported: Support Team

Listening So as to Attend: Descriptions of Cecelia's Role in Schools

PART 4. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LEAD SCHOOLS FOR HUMAN DIGNITY? The Authority of Values within Collaborative School Communities

A Reflection on the Idea of the Practically Wise School.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Furman, Cara E., Descriptive inquiry in teacher practice

ISBN:

9780807764862

0807764868

9780807764879

0807764876

OCLC:

1193583920