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

• Autore: Winch Christopher
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 pages)
• Disciplina: 371.102
• Soggetto topico: Teaching - Philosophy
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Teachers' know-how
• ISBN: 1-119-35570-2; 1-119-35572-9; 1-119-35569-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816261303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: THEi Wiley ebooks.