Teachers Matter: Connecting Work, Lives And EffectivenessThis book addresses issues such as the importance of career development, the relationships between school leadership, culture and teachers’ lives, maintaining a work-life balance, identity and well-being and the connection between commitment, resilience and effectiveness in the classroom. |
Contents
policy agendas and social trends | 1 |
research contexts | 19 |
a synergistic approach | 38 |
expectations experiences perceptions | 53 |
a research informed view of career long effectiveness | 66 |
agency vulnerability and professional identities | 102 |
Chapter 7 What helps and hinders teachers capacities to be effective | 124 |
Chapter 8 Teacher effectiveness pupil attainment | 156 |
how teachers sustain their effectiveness | 195 |
contexts which make a difference to standards | 215 |
why teachers matter most | 236 |
Notes | 258 |
References | 260 |
284 | |
TEACHERS AND ASSISTANTS WORKING TOGETHER | 297 |
Back Cover | 298 |
Other editions - View all
Teachers Matter Christopher Day,Pam Sammons,Gordon Stobart,Alison Kington,Qing Gu Limited preview - 2007 |
Teachers Matter Christopher Day,Gordon Stobart,Pam Sammons,Alison Kington,Qing Gu No preview available - 2007 |
Common terms and phrases
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