1st Edition
Transformative Teacher Development in English Language Education Fostering Creativity and Classroom Innovation
Introduction
Part 1 – Theoretical Lenses on Creativity and Innovation in Education
1. Research Gaps and Emerging Priorities in TEFL Creativity – key rationale for the book and the intervention
2. Theoretical Perspectives on Creativity: Cognitive, Social, and Psycholinguistic Approaches
3. Defining Creativity in Language Teaching
4. Defining Innovation in Language Teaching
5. Creativity vs. Innovation: Distinctions and Intersections in Educational Contexts
Part 2 – Reframing Teacher Development through Creativity
6. Teacher Professional Development in TEFL: Models and Critiques
7. Competencies of English as a Foreign Language Teacher: Key Perspectives
8. Adult Learning Theories and Andragogy in Creative In-Service Education
9. Developing CPD and Facilitating Creative-Innovative Development
Part 3 – A Transformative Action Research Approach to Creative-Innovative CPD
10. How Creative-Innovative TEFL Development Was Designed, Traced and Evaluated
Part 4 – Evidence of Creative and Innovative Professional Growth in EFL Teachers
11. Patterns of Creative Attitude and Activity Across the Programme
12. Teachers’ Creative Processes through Reflective Action Research
13. Person, Process, Press and Product in Practice: Individual Case Studies
14. Teachers’ Perceived Professional Growth in Four Developmental Domains
Part 5 – Implications for future TEFL Creative-Innovative CPD Training Sessions
15. Pathways of Creative-Innovative Teacher Development
16. Principles for Sustaining Creative-Innovative Practice
17. Concluding remarks and suggestions for future research
Biography
Małgorzata Przybysz-Zaremba is University professor at the State University of I. Mościcki, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Poland
Marzena Okoń is assistant professor at the University of Bielsko-Biała’s Institute of Modern Languages, Poland
