{"product_id":"teacher-agency-professional-development-and-judy-durrant-9781138093744","title":"Teacher Agency, Professional Development and School Improvement","description":"\u003cp\u003eHighlighting the role of teachers in school change, \u003ci\u003eTeacher Agency, Professional Development and School Improvement\u003c\/i\u003e explores the important related issues of professional identity, teacher self-efficacy, leadership and autonomy in the context of contested improvement agendas. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding analytical frameworks and practical models, this book: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers examples of projects, programmes and narratives to illustrate the role of teachers in school change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvites readers to reconceptualise professional development and re-imagine school improvement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocuses on enabling teacher agency as the foundation for improvement \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmphasises the importance of human agency to influence environments, lives and learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides strategies for improvement with integrity amidst powerful accountability requirements and external forces for change.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the heart of this book is a fresh perspective on schooling, in which teacher agency is considered a fundamental dimension of professional development and key to school improvement. This raises necessary and challenging questions about purposes and processes in education. With practical ideas and strategies that can be used to inform and evaluate practice and policy, \u003ci\u003eTeacher Agency, Professional Development and School Improvement\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for headteachers and teachers wishing to lead changes to improve their school and for teacher educators who support them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judy Durrant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138093742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138093744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.35d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Judy Durrant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126181982463,"sku":"9781138093744","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57a56fdb-a8f0-45f1-8615-d3ac48cd7908.jpg?v=1687446725","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teacher-agency-professional-development-and-judy-durrant-9781138093744","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}