Educational Research and Innovation Pedagogical Knowledge and the Changing Nature of the Teaching Profession


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Highly qualified and competent teachers are fundamental for equitable and effective education systems. Teachers today are facing higher and more complex expectations to help students reach their full potential and become valuable members of 21st century society. The nature and variety of these ...




Knowledge Base for Teacher Education and Development : Bibliographies 1990-2000


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A Knowledge Base for Teacher Education and Development: Bibliographies 1990-2000 is a series of bibliographies co-published by The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Kluwer Academic Publishers, the Korean Education Development Institute, Office of National Education Commission Thailand, and Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association.The Series presents to readers a comprehensive knowledge base of literature and materials in different themes and areas in teacher education, teacher development and teaching effectiveness. This knowledge base is built on a comprehensively and conceptually framework and systematic way for searching, identifying and classifying the key literature from the immerse volume of the available information and the multiplicity of numerous sources in different parts of the world. The Series aims to support teacher educators, researchers, policy-makers and teachers in practice, policy, development and research. In five volumes of hard copy with CD-ROM and search engine, the Series has 14,514 entries in 20 major sections and 141 themes on different aspects of teacher education, professional development and teaching effectiveness. The five volumes are "Research Issues and Contexts of Teacher Education and Development," "Programme and Process of Teacher Education," "Quality Assurance, Reform and IT in Teacher Education," "Teacher Study and Teaching Competence," and "Staff Development and Teaching Development in Subject Areas and Higher Education." Each volume covers a major area of literature. There are around 310 pages of each volume with a total of over 1,500 pages in the five volumes. All entries are in English from different parts of the world. Also, a CD-ROM withsearch engine is provided to enhance the readers' efficient search for reference materials by any keywords or author names.Readers will find this publication a convenient and practical tool to identify sources of empirical knowledge, critical ideas, and analytical perspectives that are essential to facilitating the enhancement of teacher education and teacher development in this rapidly changing education environment.




The Professional Knowledge Base of Science Teaching


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Over the past twenty years, much has been written about the knowledge bases thought necessary to teach science. Shulman has outlined seven knowledge domains needed for teaching, and others, such as Tamir, have proposed somewhat similar domains of knowledge, specifically for science teachers. Aspects of this knowledge have changed because of shifts in curriculum thinking, and the current trends in science education have seen a sharp increase in the significance of the knowledge bases. The development of a standards-based approach to the quality of science teaching has become common in the Western world, and phrases such as “evidence-based practice” have been tossed around in the attempt to “measure” such quality. The Professional Knowledge Base of Science Teaching explores the knowledge bases considered necessary for science teaching. It brings together a number of researchers who have worked with science teachers, and they address what constitutes evidence of high quality science teaching, on what basis such evidence can be judged, and how such evidence reflects the knowledge basis of the modern day professional science teacher. This is the second book produced from the Monash University- King’s College London International Centre for the Study of Science and Mathematics Curriculum. The first book presented a big picture of what science education might be like if values once again become central while this book explores what classroom practices may look like based on such a big picture.




Knowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading


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Basic reading proficiency is key to success in all content areas, but attending to students’ literacy development remains a challenge for many teachers, especially after the primary grades. Knowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading presents recommendations for the essential knowledge about the development, acquisition, and teaching of language and literacy skills that teachers need to master and use. This important book is one result of an initiative of the National Academy of Education's Committee on Teacher Education, whose members have been charged with the task of creating a core knowledge base for teacher education.










Teacher Educators as Teachers and as Researchers


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This book presents recent international research on how teacher educators, institutions and policy makers perceive, act on and experience the dual responsibility that teacher educators are required to develop. Teacher educators are both teachers and researchers, a hybrid position which might be challenging to fulfil. Teacher education has attracted much research over the years. It has also been subject to national and international debates about its goals and core features as well as issues of quality and effectiveness. More recently, attention has been given to the work, identity and professional development of teacher educators. The various chapters in the book address the topic of teacher educators as teachers and researchers in diverse countries and contexts, namely Australia, Belgium, England, Ireland, Israel, Portugal, Norway and the USA. Collectively, the authors examine the work of teacher educators considering their core mission, their professional development opportunities and the demands and needs of their working contexts. The chapters in this book were originally published in a special issue of the European Journal of Teacher Education.




Pedagogical Knowledge and the Changing Nature of the Teaching Profession


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Highly qualified and competent teachers are fundamental for equitable and effective education systems. Teachers today are facing higher and more complex expectations to help students reach their full potential and become valuable members of 21st century society. The nature and variety of these demands imply that teachers, more than ever before, must be professionals who make decisions based on a robust and updated knowledge base. This publication presents research and ideas from multiple perspectives on pedagogical knowledge - the knowledge of teaching and learning - and the changing nature of the teaching profession. It provides a modern account of teachers’ professional competence, and how this relates to student learning. The report looks at knowledge dynamics in the teaching profession and investigates how teachers’ knowledge can be measured. It provides precious insights into 21st century demands on teacher knowledge. This volume also offers a conceptual base for a future empirical study on teachers’ knowledge. It will be a useful resource for those interested in understanding the different factors underlying high quality teaching through examining and outlining the complexity of the teaching profession. In particular, this publication will be of interest to teacher educators, educational leaders, policy makers and the research community.




Mathematics Teacher Noticing


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This is the first book to examine research on mathematics teacher noticing---how teachers pay attention to and make sense of what happens in the complexity of instructional situations.