
Professional Development, Reflection and Enquiry
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 16. May 2006
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-4129-1936-4 (ISBN)
Description
'Wow, this book has some inspiring ideas... It comes at a perfect time as schools try to mesh school improvement with performance management, new standards for various career stages and staff development... Well written, with an attractive layout and a consistently clear voice, it draws on wide and up-to-date research and writing from all parts of the United Kingdom... There are no easy answers in this book, but plenty of powerful ideas that might help us ask useful questions about how CPD encourages a commitment to professional and personal growth, and increases self-confidence, job satisfaction and enthusiasm for working with children and colleagues. This is what being a professional is all about' - Times Educational Supplement, Book of the Week
Teaching professionals need to be able to successfully respond to change, and when necessary drive change within schools. To accomplish this, teachers need to be secure in their understanding of their place within the profession and their teaching identity. The focus of this book is upon enabling teachers to explore new ways of working with children, with colleagues and with communities.
This book provides teachers working towards Advanced Skills Teacher or Chartered Teacher status, and those on other Continuing Professional Development courses, with an essential text to assist in this process of personal and professional reflection and development planning. The authors focus upon the social, cultural and political aspects of professional development, and explore issues of professional identity.
Teaching professionals need to be able to successfully respond to change, and when necessary drive change within schools. To accomplish this, teachers need to be secure in their understanding of their place within the profession and their teaching identity. The focus of this book is upon enabling teachers to explore new ways of working with children, with colleagues and with communities.
This book provides teachers working towards Advanced Skills Teacher or Chartered Teacher status, and those on other Continuing Professional Development courses, with an essential text to assist in this process of personal and professional reflection and development planning. The authors focus upon the social, cultural and political aspects of professional development, and explore issues of professional identity.
Reviews / Votes
'Wow, this book has some inspiring ideas... It comes at a perfect time as schools try to mesh school improvement with performance management, new standards for various career stages and staff development... Well written, with an attractive layout and a consistently clear voice, it draws on wide and up-to-date research and writing from all parts of the United Kingdom... There are no easy answers in this book, but plenty of powerful ideas that might help us ask useful questions about how CPD encourages a commitment to professional and personal growth, and increases self-confidence, job satisfaction and enthusiasm for working with children and colleagues. This is what being a professional is all about' - Times Educational Supplement, Book of the WeekMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
486 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4129-1936-4 (9781412919364)
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Content
TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM
Reclaiming Teacher Identity
Teacher Professionalism
Challenges and Tensions
THE EXERCISE OF PROFESSIONALISM
Forming Identity
Listening to Beginning Teachers
Teacher Professionalism in an Era of 'Crisis'
Professional Reflection
Identity, Agency and Change
Teacher Professional Identity
The Organizational Context
Towards Leadership for Learning
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Teacher Professional Development and Progression for the Twenty-First Century
CPD
Changing Professional Identities?
CONCLUSION
Professional Development, Reflection and Enquiry
Reclaiming Teacher Identity
Teacher Professionalism
Challenges and Tensions
THE EXERCISE OF PROFESSIONALISM
Forming Identity
Listening to Beginning Teachers
Teacher Professionalism in an Era of 'Crisis'
Professional Reflection
Identity, Agency and Change
Teacher Professional Identity
The Organizational Context
Towards Leadership for Learning
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Teacher Professional Development and Progression for the Twenty-First Century
CPD
Changing Professional Identities?
CONCLUSION
Professional Development, Reflection and Enquiry