Managing the Professional Development of Teachers
Published on 1. April 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
146 pages
978-0-335-09597-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book brings together a collection of reflections on the question of staff development which are based on practical experience in the field. It explores the roles of the local authorities, the advisory service, the advisory teacher, and the GRIST initiative in the new contexts of the 1988 Education Reform Act. It seeks to give an understanding of the ways in which teachers may develop, and to suggewst ways in which this development might be facilitated.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-335-09597-1 (9780335095971)
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Content
Part 1 Supporting professional development for teachers: approaches to the professional development of teachers; the management of professional development in a local education authority; the role of the advisory service; the role of the advisory teacher. Part 2 Professional development in schools: the management of the GRIST initiative; INSET in primary schools - "teachers as experts" - a case study of school-based staff development; staff development in further education. Part 3 Professional development in the 1990s: monitoring and evaluating school-centred staff development; promoting teacher professional development - a pilot project for primary schools; the role of appraisal in staff development; staff development - local management of schools and govenors.