1st Edition

The Politics of Teacher Professional Development Policy, Research and Practice

By Ian Hardy Copyright 2012
244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

The Politics of Teacher Professional Development: Policy, Research and Practice provides innovative insights into teachers’ continuing development and learning in contemporary western contexts. Rather than providing a list of "how-tos" and "must dos," this volume is premised on the understanding that by learning more about the current conditions under which teachers and other educators work and... Read more

1. Introduction: Professional Development in Context, and as Contest  Part I: Professional Development as Policy and Research  2. Educational Policy, Politics and Professional Development  3. Professional Development as Research: From Process to Product?  Part II: Professional Development in Practice  4. Professional Development in Practice: PD as Teachers’ Work  5. Professional Development in Practice: PD in Australia, Canada and England  6. Conclusion: The Politics of Teacher Professional Development

Biography

Ian Hardy is Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Queensland.