Teacher learning and power in the knowledge society /
The rise of knowledge workers has been widely heralded but there has been little research on their actual learning practices. This book provides the first systematic comparative study of the formal and informal learning of different professional groups, with a particular focus on teachers. Drawing o...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Rotterdam ; Boston :
SensePublishers,
2012
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| Series: | Knowledge economy and education ;
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Introduction: Teacher Learning and Power in the Knowledge Society / D.W. Livingstone, Harry Smaller and Rosemary Clark
- Section A. Comparative Perspectives on Professionals' Work and Learning
- Teachers and other Professionals: A Comparison of Professionals' Occupational Requirements, Class Positions and Workplace Power / D.W. Livingstone and Fab Antonelli
- Teachers' and other Professionals' Learning Practices: A Comparative Analysis / Fab Antonelli and D.W. Livingstone
- Section B. Teachers' Work and Learning
- Overview of Teachers' Work and Learning / Harry Smaller
- Full-Time Teachers' Learning / Engagements and Challenges / Paul Tarc
- Occasional Teachers' Job-Related Learning / Katina Pollock
- Beginning Teachers / Harry Smaller
- Section C. Implications and Applications
- Professional Control and Professional Learning / Some Policy Implications / Rosemary Clark
- Case Study / Job-Embedded Learning for Beginning Teachers in the Toronto District School Board / Jim Strachan
- Conclusion / Reconsidering Teacher Learning and Power / Rosemary Clark, D.W. Livingstone and Harry Smaller.
