The rules of the world are changing. It is time for the rules of teaching and teachers' work to change with them.' This is the challenge which Andy Hargreaves sets out in his book on teachers' work and culture in the postmodern world.Drawing on his current research with teachers at all levels, Hargreaves shows through their own vivid words what teaching is really like, how it is already changing, and why. He argues that the structures and cultures of teaching need to change even more if teachers are not to be trapped by guilt, pressed by time and overburdened by decisions imposed upon them.Provocative yet practical, this book is written for teachers and those who work with teachers, and for researchers who want to understand teaching better in the postmodern age.
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International in its empirical and theoretical scope, this book contains a number of new ideas about teaching and addresses many of the recent changes that are occurring in teachers' work. It discusses both the need for change and the conditions of change in teaching.
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Understanding teaching; teachers' coping strategies; knowing teachers; cultures of teaching; collegiality, collaboration and control; time for the teacher; changing teachers.
‘All who are interested in teachers and teaching can ill afford to ignore this book.' Philip W. Jackson, David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Education and Psychology, University of Chicago, USA
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780304322817
Publisert
2001-01-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Vekt
510 gr
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
290

Forfatter

Biographical note

Andy Hargreaves is Professor in Educational Administration at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada.