American circumstance / / by Patricia Leavy.

How is it that some teachers have just “got it”? They walk into a room and the atmosphere changes. They get through to students in a way that no-one else can. The author has sought answers to this question by observing and interviewing teachers from preschool to upper secondary school levels. Having...

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Year of Publication:2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Language:English
Series:Social fictions series
Studies in Professional Life and Work ; 1
Physical Description:1 online resource (140 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Teacher Professionality
  • A Relational Approach
  • The Exploration
  • Teachers’ Relational Practices I
  • Adding Analytical Layers I: Negotiating teacher-student educational relationships
  • Teachers’ Relational Practices II
  • Adding Analytical Layers II: Negotiating educational communities among students
  • Teachers’ Practice and Relational Complexities
  • Relational Professionalism in Schools
  • References.