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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457684503321

Titolo

The life and work of teachers : international perspectives in changing times / / edited by Christopher Day. [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Falmer Press, , 2000

ISBN

1-135-70093-1

1-280-14336-3

0-203-98390-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DayChristopher, ACP.

Disciplina

371.1

Soggetti

Teachers

Teaching

Educational change

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; 1 Professional Knowledge and the Teacher's Life and Work; 2 The Politics of the Secret Garden; 3 Changing Primary Schools in Hong Kong; 4 Educational Researchers; 5 Rethinking the Practice of Teacher Professionalism; 6 Multiple Truths and Contested Realities; 7 Stories of Change and Professional Development; 8 The New Work Order and Australian Schools; 9 Working-Time Blues; 10 Student Teachers' Struggle in Becoming Professionals; 11 Rethinking the Work of Teachers and School Leaders in an Age of Change

12 Steering In and Steering Of the School13 School Principals in Transition; 14 Preparing for External Inspection; 15 Leadership in an Era of Change; 16 Reinventing School Leadership for Lasting Reform in the Third Millennium; Notes on Contributors; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Bringing together the work of researchers from across the world, this unique collection links policy, school leadership and teacher's lives.