This book is a celebration and an acknowledgement of the various forms of intellectual, physical, emotional and passionate endeavours in which teachers at their best engage.
Christopher Day demonstrates that teachers with a passion for teaching are those who are committed, enthusiastic and intellectually and emotionally energetic in their work with children, young people and adults alike. Having this passion for helping pupils to learn has recently been identified as one of the four leadership characteristics mentioned in the HayMcBer Report on effective teachers.
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This book is a celebration and an acknowledgement of the various forms of intellectual, physical, emotional and passionate endeavours in which teac...
This book concentrates on the 'heart' of teaching - teachers' moral purposes, the nature of care, emotional commitment and motivation that distinguishes the best teaching and the best teachers.
This book concentrates on the 'heart' of teaching - teachers' moral purposes, the nature of care, emotional commitment and motivation that distinguish...
Bringing together the work of researchers from across the world, this collection links policy, school leadership and teachers lives, the three factors that are arguably the most influential in creating quality learning opportunities for students. Each chapter provides a series of contemporary insights and represents a range of original empirical and conceptual research which focuses upon the ideological, social and educational policy contexts, national and global trends and their impact upon leadership and the quality of teachers work in schools. These related international perspectives give...
Bringing together the work of researchers from across the world, this collection links policy, school leadership and teachers lives, the three factors...
Bringing together the work of researchers from across the world, this collection links policy, school leadership and teachers lives, the three factors that are arguably the most influential in creating quality learning opportunities for students. Each chapter provides a series of contemporary insights and represents a range of original empirical and conceptual research which focuses upon the ideological, social and educational policy contexts, national and global trends and their impact upon leadership and the quality of teachers work in schools. These related international perspectives give...
Bringing together the work of researchers from across the world, this collection links policy, school leadership and teachers lives, the three factors...
The chapters in this book essentially represent the efforts of the authors to present students' and teachers' lives and experiences in authentic ways. As expected, theoretical and empirical research is represented, and approaches range from the so-called scientific traditions of cognitive psychology to inductive approaches associated with phenomenographic naturalistic inquiry. The vast majority are small scale qualitative studies which rely upon combinations of interview, questionnaire, naturalistic observation, descriptive, biographical and autobiographical data presented as analytic...
The chapters in this book essentially represent the efforts of the authors to present students' and teachers' lives and experiences in authentic ways....
