Teacher Agency, Professional Development and School Improvement

Name: Teacher Agency, Professional Development and School Improvement
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Teacher Agency, Professional Development and School ImprovementAuthor(s): Judy Durrant\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138093713, 978-1138093713\nSynopsis\nHighlighting the role of teachers in school change, Teacher Agency, Professional Development and School Improvement explores the important related issues of professional identity, teacher self-efficacy, leadership and autonomy in the context of contested improvement agendas. Providing analytical frameworks and practical models, this book:\nOffers examples of projects, programmes and narratives to illustrate the role of teachers in school change\nInvites readers to reconceptualise professional development and re-imagine school improvement\nFocuses on enabling teacher agency as the foundation for improvement\nEmphasises the importance of human agency to influence environments, lives and learning\nProvides strategies for improvement with integrity amidst powerf.