Education issues feature almost daily in print media, online, on the radio and on television, much of which focuses on the perceived deficits of students and teachers. Singled out for special attention are low socio-economic status (SES) schools which are frequently characterised by teachers and students with little investment in learning and teaching. Yet within this plethora of educational discussion there is no contemporary, longitudinal study of what it means to learn and teach in a disadvantaged school within the policy context of the 'education revolution' in Australia.
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Education issues feature almost daily in print media, online, on the radio and on television, much of which focuses on the perceived deficits of st...
In the teacher researcher debate, academics and bureaucrats continue to speak for teachers, with teachers' voices rarely being accorded equal recognition. The Role of Research in Teachers' Work rectifies this, as it privileges teachers' voices and explores what teachers themselves say about systematic research, the process of becoming researchers and the establishment of collaborative relationships with their teacher research partner; as well as the impact of research on their identity as teachers and on their students, on student outcomes, and on their pedagogical practices.
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In the teacher researcher debate, academics and bureaucrats continue to speak for teachers, with teachers' voices rarely being accorded equal recog...
