Research on Teacher Thinking: Understanding Professional Development

ISBN-13: 9780415751360 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014

James Calderhead; Pam Denicolo; Christopher Day

Opis

This is a companion volume to the editors' Insights into Teachers' Thinking and Practice (Falmer Press, 1999) and seeks to carry the discussion on further illustrating that there is a continuing intensity of thought, activity and debate on how to conceptualise research on teacher thinking, and thus generate knowledge for further understanding and action. The ethical questions on undertaking research on the inner lives of teachers remain unresolved. The international team present chapters which investigate the relationship between the researcher and the researched, and the relevance and role of research in teacher development. The papers are not presented as 'best practice' for such definitions would be inevitably value laden. Rather, they are indications and anticipations of key areas for the development of understanding of teachers' thinking and actions in the 1990s.

Spis treści

Introduction. Part 1 Research Issues.1. The Contribution of Research on Teachers’ Thinking to the Professional Development of Teachers. 2. Anticipating Teacher Thinking . 3. Changing Minds: The Dissemination of Research and its Effects on Practice and Theory. 4. Deconstructing Control and Consent Part 2: Exploring Teachers’ Knowledge and Beliefs. 5. Teachers’ Professional Responsibility and Development . 6. Think You Can: The Influence of Culture on Beliefs 7. Working Knowledge Teaching  8. Teachers Generating Knowledge: Constructing Practical and Theoretical Understanding from Multi-site Case Studies. Part 3 Developing Knowledge and Practice. 9. Teachers’ Stories: An Analysis of the Themes. 10. Construing Teachers’ Personal Development: Reflections on Landmark events Through Career Mapping. 11. The Identification, Development and Sharing of Professional Craft Knowledge. 12.Transferring Knowledge to Classroom Teaching: Putting Knowledge into Action. 13. Teachers and their Career Story: A Biographical Perspective on Professional Development. 14. The Importance of Learning Biography in Supporting Teacher Development: An Empirical Study. Notes on Contributors.Index

O autorze

Christopher Day, James Calderhead, Pam Denicolo