1st Edition

Teachers in Control Cracking the Code

By Martin Powell, Jonathan Solity Copyright 1990
186 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge

In an increasingly centralized education system, how can teachers recover the freedom to make their own decisions? Originally published in 1990, the teaching profession had seldom been under greater pressure. Teachers in Control aimed to help teachers to understand the forces that shaped their personal and professional development and their relationships with children at the time. It... Read more

Acknowledgements.  1. Introduction: Cracking the Code  Part 1  2. Controlling Education  3. Curriculum Perspectives  4. Psychology and the Curriculum  Part 2  5. Values  6. Myths, Rituals, and Routines in Education  7. Making Language Work  Part 3  8. Perspectives on Teachers and Children  9. The Personal World of Teachers  10. Understanding Teachers  11. Straight Communications  Part 4  12. Inspiring Teachers.  References.  Index.

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Martin Powell, Jonathan Solity