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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765826703321

Autore

Robinson Wendy <1968, >

Titolo

Power to teach : learning through practice / / Wendy Robinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor & Francis, 2004

London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Woburn Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-78380-2

1-135-78381-0

0-203-60687-6

1-280-05559-6

0-203-50728-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Collana

The Woburn education series, , 1462-2076

Disciplina

370.71141

370/.71/5

Soggetti

Student teaching - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Student teaching - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Student teachers - Training of - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Student teachers - Training of - Great Britain - History - 20th century

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

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Teaching: Art, Craft or Science?; The Teacher as Trainer; Learning Through Practice I Bridging the Theoretical Divide: Masters and Mistresses of Method; Learning Through Practice II Model and Demonstration Schools; Learning Through Practice III Evaluating Student Teachers' 'Power to Teach'; Towards a Theory of Teaching; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book illustrates hitherto unexamined connections between the present state of teacher education in the UK and past models of practice. It locates contemporary debates within ongoing historical tensions over what constitutes a sound and proper start to a career in teaching. Questions as to the constituents of a professional training, the essential skills, knowledge and attitudes desired of an effective teacher, the most suitable locus of expertise, the relative roles of



participants, and the balance of theory and practice lie at the heart of this book.The book reviews apprentices