Developing Teachers and Teaching Practice - 9780415262545

Taylor & Francis

Developing Teachers and Teaching PracticeInternational Research Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Christopher Day, Ciaran Sugrue\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415262545, 978-0415262545\nSynopsis\nPressure is increasing on all those involved in education, from teachers to policy-makers, to transform schools as organisations, while continuing to implement effective new approaches to teaching and learning. The demand is not only to reach attained targets, but also to be accountable for teaching methods.\nDeveloping Teachers and Teaching Practice brings together a selection of papers given at the ninth conference of the International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching (ISATT). The collection takes as a central theme the issue of education as a key concern within the international rhetoric of globalisation. The book offers insights in to the nature of teaching and learning, including the key new research area of emo.