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Comprehensive, thoughtful and insightful, this book provides a wise and stimulating springboard for the development of excellent teaching. * Chris Husbands, Director, Institute of Education, University of London, UK (of the fourth edition) *
... essential reading for every prospective teacher and their mentors. An ideal resource for inspiring excellence. * Dame Alison Peacock, Headteacher of Wroxham Teaching School and the Transformative Learning Alliance, UK (of the fourth edition) *
This book should adorn every staffroom in the land, being used as a means of support, continuing professional development, ideas plus references to further research and reading. * UK Ed Magazine (of the fourth edition) *
Any school determined to take seriously their teachers' initial training, continuing education and intellectual well-being cannot afford to be without a theoretical and practical guide. Building on Andrew Pollard's lifetime insights into what it means to be a reflective teacher, this is the best there could be. * Sir Tim Brighouse, first Chief Adviser, London Challenge, UK (of the fourth edition) *
In response to the radical upheavals in teacher education in England, Andrew Pollard has prepared a completely new version of his classic work on reflective teaching. Like its predecessors, it will be a major resource for all those who wish to maintain teaching as a values-based profession. * Ian Menter, President, British Education Research Association, UK (of the fourth edition) *
An excellent manual on classroom practice, Reflective Teaching in Schools offers teachers definitive advice based on sound and highly relevant academic research. * Tony Finn, Honorary Professor of Teacher Education and Professionalism at the University of Glasgow, UK and Interim Chair of the Board of the Scottish College for Educational Leadership, UK (of the fourth edition) *
An invaluable tool to help stimulate and sustain individual and collaborative reflection on the repetoire of attributes, skills and values that inform the art, the craft, the science and the vocation of teaching as a critically important profession. * Carmel Gallagher, Registrar, General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (of the fourth edition) *
Pollard et. al. remains a key text on our courses. This book's reflective characteristics and exercises are vital education tools in allowing our students to increase understandings of their specific professional practice within wider teaching and learning issues. * Richard Race, Senior Lecturer in Education, Roehampton University, UK (of the fourth edition) *
A seminal text for education students, developing professionals and experienced practitioners. As a teacher educator I return to this text on a regular basis to support students, and teachers, and to enhance my own my own personal and professional development. * Richard Holme, Lecturer in Education, University of Dundee, UK *
The conversational approach to the narrative allows the learner to recognize their position as such. The use of case study examples communicates the message that teacher development is an ongoing process and brings the theories to life, providing a meaningful context through which the research can be viewed. * Carmen Mohamed, Assistant Professor in Primary and Early Years Education, University of Nottingham, UK *
This book provides the reader with a diverse range of key concepts in education and schooling, it will be a useful reference for educators at many stages of their careers. * David Thompson, Senior Lecturer in Education Studies, Institute of Education, University of Wolverhampton, UK *
I highly recommend this book as a core text for initial teacher education and professional learning courses in education. This excellent new edition continues to provide a comprehensive and contemporary guide to educational issues of key concern to teachers in the UK and Ireland. Not only does it provide informed introductions to a range of important topics in a clear and accessible style but it provides valuable signposts to other sources and is supported by a range of valuable online materials. * Dr James Nelson, PGCE Director, Queen's University Belfast, UK *
This comprehensive, rigorous and thoughtful book provides wise advice, stimulation, and research evidence to support the successful development of those embarking one of the most important jobs in the world. Developed over three decades, it is a cornerstone of preparation for teaching excellence. * Becky Francis, Professor and Director of the UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK *
Teachers at every stage of their professional development will benefit enormously from the comprehensive and engaging content of this new 5th edition of Reflective Teaching. Particularly useful for all teachers are the new Toolkit Evidence and Research Briefings at the end of each main chapter which offer insightful and accessible summaries of the key findings and practical implications of influential research studies. * Dr Noel Purdy, Director of Research and Scholarship, Stranmillis University College, Belfast, UK *
This book is an essential companion for all teachers at various stages of their career. It provides practical advice rooted in evidenced based and informed practice. The wide range of suggestions for activities in the classroom, allows for the development and improvement of professional practice and ultimately outcomes for all pupils regardless of ability. The Toolkit summary sections identify key areas of focus for effective teaching, providing clear understanding on how this may look in classrooms. * Monita Atkinson, Director of Teaching School, Carmel Teacher Training Partnership, UK *
This book is a very valued and extensively utilised teaching resource. It provides a wealth of practical and useful activities to further knowledge and understanding about all aspects of teaching, learning and assessment. It is a comprehensive yet easy to use book with a rigorous and wide-ranging use of literature to aid the reader in reflecting on practice and devising the best strategies to use in their teaching. * Ruth Seabrook, Senior Teaching Fellow, University of Roehampton, UK *
This book continues to provide a wealth of useful information, thought-provoking activities and relevant examples that can be put to good use by trainees, newly-qualified and established practitioners, and I will continue to use it with my students. * Rob Kearsley Bullen, Strand Leader for Secondary Mathematics Education, Nottingham Institute of Education, Nottingham Trent University, UK *
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