Becoming a Teacher: Issues in Secondary Teaching (2nd Edition)

by Meg Maguire (Author), Meg Maguire (Author), Justin Dillon (Author)

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  2001

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  This is a valuable book for the beginning teacher. It provides a sensible blend of practical and pragmatic chapters, alongside more philosophical and theoretical contributions - Education Review . What are the key issues that affect classroom teachers? What can research tell us about schooling? And, what are the arguments for and against specific educational issues? The second edition of this highly successful text addresses these important educational questions. Written for the benefit of student teachers and teachers at the beginning of their careers, the book is designed to represent a coherent, challenging and thoughtful set of articles that will help readers to firm up their own ideas and give a factual basis for discussion and debate.New teachers need accessible, readable and accurate information about educational issues. They need pithy accounts of the research findings relating to particular issues and they need to be able to see how their ideas and feelings compare with those of other people. Some of them will want answers to their questions - others will be more interested in understanding why some questions are more important than others. The book is written in a user-friendly style - providing ideas, arguments and enough references to help those interested in following-up the issues. This second edition contains new chapters on school and teacher quality, inspection, literacy, citizenship, parents and schooling, and social justice whilst all other chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated.

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  Paperback
  2007

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  Teachers touch the lives of thousands of young people during their careers, inspiring and motivating learners to reach their maximum potential. In order to be able to do their jobs effectively, they need to understand the context within which they work and be able to reflect critically on what they do and why. If you are embarking on a career in teaching and the prospect of influencing the future through your work with young people is both exciting and daunting, then this is the book for you. The new edition is revised and updated throughout. It remains a unique and powerful combination of ideas, analysis, questions, answers and wisdom, with the combined professional experience of the editors and contributors providing a wealth of knowledge and opinion.Whilst the book's philosophy remains the same, the addition of three new chapters on 'education for sustainability', 'school effectiveness and improvement', and 'education policy' - combined with eleven new contributors - provides fresh perspectives, ideas and issues for discussion. The book is divided into four main sections: First thoughts; Policy, society and schooling; Teaching and learning; and, Across the curriculum. It provides a broader context in which education sits by addressing fundamental areas such as classroom management, adolescence and assessment for learning, alongside practical advice and key issues to consider. Finally, the authors provide information about roles and responsibilities in areas including personal, social and health education, information technology, literacy and citizenship. Becoming a Teacher is inspiring reading for prospective, trainee and new teachers, tutors and mentors.