Full Description
School development and staff development are fundamentally interdependent. First published in 1994, Developing Teachers, Developing Schools presents a comprehensive examination of how In-Service Education and Training (INSET) was being utilized to enhance school performance and support individual teacher growth during the educational reforms of the early 1990s.
The University of Cambridge Institute of Education had been at the forefront of this transformation, advocating the development of reflective teachers as the key to quality improvement in children's education. This book distils the experience of some of the brightest educators working within that constantly evolving environment of the 1990s. Reflecting on their work and charting the path forward for their era, they offered both enthusiasm and practical guidance to a profession that was being demoralized by the politicization of education, sustained media hostility, and the relentless pace of educational change characterizing that turbulent period.
Contents
Introduction 1. Recent developments in In-Service education and training for teachers: Where have we been and where are we going? 2. Delivery, packages and the denial of learning: Reversing the language and practice of contemporary INSET 3. Teaching and learning - the fourth dimension 4. Higher degrees that serve the school or institution: is there still a justifiable place for study at Masters' degree level in the current in-service climate? 5. Linking individual and institutional development for special educational needs 6. Developing reflective practitioners in special schools 7. Bridging the gap: using the school-based project to link award-bearing INSET to school development 8. Local education authority and higher education partnership in support of school-based development projects 9. Journeying as pilgrims: an account of the 'Improving the Quality of Education for All' project 10. School improvement and staff development: the Thurston development project 11. Developing ownership of a national initiative 12. Headteacher mentoring: insights and ideas about headteacher development 13. Staff development and change in the special school 14. Shakespeare and schools: transforming INSET into classroom practice 15. Supporting international innovation in teacher education 16. Developing teachers developing schools
