'Very useful resource for student teachers who are getting to grips with the complexity of professional values and practice standards ... it introduces beginning teachers to equality issues ... as well as to the process of critical reflection.'- Vivienne Griffiths, in JET Magazine, May 2006
Introduction: Education and Equality: some conceptual and practical issues 1. High expectations, achieving potential and establishing relationships 2. Demonstrating positive values 3. Professional duties, policies and practices 4. Communicating effectively 5. Development, well-being and attainment 6. Working with colleagues 7. Reflection and professional development 8. Innovation and Improvement 9. Coaching and mentoring 10. Teaching, learning and behaviour strategies
Mike Cole is Research Professor in Education and Equality and Head of Research at Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln. He is the editor of the three previous editions of this work, each entitled Professional Values and Practice, and has published extensively in scholarly journals and in the national press.