Transforming teachers' work globally : : in search of a better way for schools and their communities / / edited by Eija Kimonen and Raimo Nevalainen.

• TeilnehmendeR: Kimonen, Eija.; Nevalainen, Raimo.
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, The Netherlands : : Sense Publishers,, [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 1st ed. 2013.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (367 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This volume is a collection of studies examining the key role of the teacher in the process of school change when innovative pedagogical practices and better ways to develop the school are being sought. Teachers’ work in a changing school culture is a central source of strength in establishing the new practices in ordinary school life. Teachers are generally understood to be crucial for successful change in the school, for the long-term development of their professionalism, and for the advancement of the school’s socio-cultural processes. The aim of this book is to outline the complex character of teachers’ work in schools and their communities. Teachers’ work is observed here in the light of research presenting innovative approaches and reforms. This book is divided into three parts. The first part focuses on contexts for transformation in teachers’ work, the second on an examination of case studies documenting the changing nature of teachers’ work, and the third on comparison of the trends and issues previously presented. The chapters in this volume discuss prospects of teachers’ work in the United States and Europe, as well as in China, India, and Japan. Cover photographs by Raimo Nevalainen.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Eija Kimonen and Raimo Nevalainen -- Supporting Teachers’ Work / La Tefy Schoen -- Extending Teachers’ Work to Outdoor Learning Environments / Elizabeth L. Hammerman and Donald R. Hammerman -- Changing Aims and Values of Outdoor-Oriented Education / Eija Kimonen -- Professional Orientations and Competences of Teachers in a School and Community Context / Raimo Nevalainen and Eija Kimonen -- The Teacher as an Implementer of Curriculum Change / Raimo Nevalainen and Eija Kimonen -- Teacher Perspectives on Reform in a Small, Rural American School of Historically Finnish Culture / Thomas L. Alsbury and Karen T. Jackson -- The Challenges of Basic Education Curriculum Change in Rural Primary Schools in West China / Shuo Liu , Ruifeng Cui and Genshu Lu -- Philosophical Perspectives for Teachers’ Work / Eija Kimonen -- Teacher Competences in a Changing School Culture / Raimo Nevalainen and Eija Kimonen -- The Reform and Development of Teacher Education in China and Japan in an Era of Social Change / Congman Rao -- Teachers’ Work and Changing Socialization Environments / Eija Kimonen -- Understanding the Educational Change Process and Teachers’ Work / Dhruv Raina , Shakuntla Nagpal and Pranati Panda -- Contributors / Eija Kimonen and Raimo Nevalainen -- Index / Eija Kimonen and Raimo Nevalainen.