Description
The rules of the world are changing. It is time for the rules of teaching and teachers' work to change with them.' This is the challenge which Andy Hargreaves sets out in his book on teachers' work and culture in the postmodern world.Drawing on his current research with teachers at all levels, Hargreaves shows through their own vivid words what teaching is really like, how it is already changing, and why. He argues that the structures and cultures of teaching need to change even more if teachers are not to be trapped by guilt, pressed by time and overburdened by decisions imposed upon them.Provocative yet practical, this book is written for teachers and those who work with teachers, and for researchers who want to understand teaching better in the postmodern age.
About the Author
Andy Hargreaves is Professor in Educational Administration at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada.
Reviews
'All who are interested in teachers and teaching can ill afford to ignore this book.' Philip W. Jackson, David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Education and Psychology, University of Chicago, USA
'Hargreaves' description of the collapse of certainty, the crisis of moral purpose and the concomitant struggle to gain clarity in the classroom is brilliant!' Ann Lieberman, Emeritus Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, USA, and Visiting Professor, Stanford University, USA
'A tour de force of linking the macroworld of society with the microworld of everyday teaching. Nobody identifies the deep dilemmas of teaching in the postmodern age better than Andy Hargreaves...A must-read for those who want to understand and do something about the future of teaching.' Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada
'There are few contemporary educational thinkers to equal Hargreaves' ability to write in a clear and readable style about complex matters which defy simplistic solutions.' John Elliot, Emeritus Professor, University of East Anglia, UK
'Andy Hargreaves is one of the most original thinkers and gifted researchers of this generation of educators...His analysis of society in uneasy transition is convincing, and his deeply felt care and critical respect for teachers and their work undeniable.' Brian J. Caldwell, Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Educational Transformations, Australia, and Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia
'This is a fascinating social analysis of the changing nature of teaching and teachers' work in the new postmodern world. Hargreaves does an excellent job of defining and delineating these new forces and locating them within a critical tradition.' Ivor Goodson, Professor of Learning Theory, Unviersity of Brighton, UK, and Research Associate, Von Hugel Institute, St Edmunds College, University of Cambridge, UK
Book Information
ISBN 9780304322817
Author Andy Hargreaves
Format Paperback
Page Count 290
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 510g
About the Author
Andy Hargreaves is Professor in Educational Administration at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada.
Reviews
'All who are interested in teachers and teaching can ill afford to ignore this book.' Philip W. Jackson, David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Education and Psychology, University of Chicago, USA
'Hargreaves' description of the collapse of certainty, the crisis of moral purpose and the concomitant struggle to gain clarity in the classroom is brilliant!' Ann Lieberman, Emeritus Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, USA, and Visiting Professor, Stanford University, USA
'A tour de force of linking the macroworld of society with the microworld of everyday teaching. Nobody identifies the deep dilemmas of teaching in the postmodern age better than Andy Hargreaves...A must-read for those who want to understand and do something about the future of teaching.' Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada
'There are few contemporary educational thinkers to equal Hargreaves' ability to write in a clear and readable style about complex matters which defy simplistic solutions.' John Elliot, Emeritus Professor, University of East Anglia, UK
'Andy Hargreaves is one of the most original thinkers and gifted researchers of this generation of educators...His analysis of society in uneasy transition is convincing, and his deeply felt care and critical respect for teachers and their work undeniable.' Brian J. Caldwell, Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Educational Transformations, Australia, and Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia
'This is a fascinating social analysis of the changing nature of teaching and teachers' work in the new postmodern world. Hargreaves does an excellent job of defining and delineating these new forces and locating them within a critical tradition.' Ivor Goodson, Professor of Learning Theory, Unviersity of Brighton, UK, and Research Associate, Von Hugel Institute, St Edmunds College, University of Cambridge, UK
Book Information
ISBN 9780304322817
Author Andy Hargreaves
Format Paperback
Page Count 290
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 510g
