Teacher Research and School Improvement

Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-335-19952-5
Verlag: OPEN UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

This book is about the key role which the teaching profession itself has to play in school effectiveness and improvement. The contributors argue that for genuine school improvement, strategies and approaches must evolve from teachers themselves. Dictates mandated from 'on high' simply will not work. Any approach to school improvement must recognize the complex nature of teachers work, the importance of flexibility and the need for on-going learning to cope with a system marked by unpredictability. Drawing together insights from the school improvement literature, this book argues strongly for teacher research as a central strategy in improving schools and provides illuminating case studies of teacher research for school improvement at whole school, department and classroom levels. The book offers stimulating reading for education managers, classroom teachers and teacher researchers in both primary and secondary schools.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Halsall

Halsall, Rob

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part one: The case for teacher research as a strategy for school improvement
School effectiveness and school improvement
meanings and traditions
School improvement
an overview of key findings and messages
Innovation and inertia
Teacher research for school improvement
Part two: Case studies of teacher research for school improvement
Action research for improving educational practice
Getting the measure of bullying
52 absentees
a case study of one school's attempt to improve attendance
'No problem here'
action research against racism in a mainly white area
Researching knowledge of, and communicating about, student progress
a case study of collaborative research
Using structured play to promote language development in the early years
Monitoring students' work to raise attainment and investigate the problem of underachievement
Developing literacy
Part three: Teacher research, professionalism and teacher development
The case studies discussed
Teacher professionalism, teacher development and school improvement
References
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Rob Halsall is Research Development Manager at the Didsbury School of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University. He is an experienced author and editor.