| Description |
1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Figures -- Table -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Perspectives on complexity within educational systems -- References -- Part I: Challenging discourses of certainty -- Chapter 2: Research in schools and the lure of the transcendent -- Introduction -- Review of literature -- The culture of positivism -- The quest for certainty -- Neoliberalism and performativity -- The cult of efficiency -- Pathic knowledge -- The time of kairos -- The lure of the transcendent -- The study |
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Analysis of teachers' perspectives -- Performativity and accountability -- Culture of positivism -- quest for certainty -- Pathic knowledge -- Time -- Transcendence from the dominant culture -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: A sociomaterial approach to teacher resilience -- Introduction -- Challenging conceptualisations and categories of resilience -- Background to the systematic literature review -- Systematic literature review: Teacher resilience programmes -- Challenging discourses of certainty: An actor-network theory approach -- Actor-network theory and resilience -- Conclusion |
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An ending, for now. Radical comforts -- References -- Part II: Conditions of possibility for practice -- Chapter 6: Curriculum for Wales: Learning from medical education -- Evidence and practice in education and medical science -- Knowledge and modes of existence -- Researching with actor-network theory -- Case study 1: Antibiotic prescribing -- Case study 2: Insulin sticker -- Student and Practitioner-Led Projects -- Enquiry in schools -- Actor-network theory and professional learning communities -- Conclusions -- References |
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Chapter 7: Educative leadership -- Prioritising learning, getting comfortable with uncertainty and privileging relationships -- Reflections for leaders in education -- Introduction -- The complexity of the Welsh context -- The complexity of the headteacher role -- The paradigm shift -- an educative approach to leadership -- Privileges and actively invests time in building trust and good relationships -- Draws on rich and nuanced data -- Develops and articulates rationales for practice -- Appreciates context and complexity |
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Sees thinking differently as an opportunity for learning -- working inclusively |
| Summary |
Working with Uncertainty for Educational Change explores the liberating possibilities for those who seek to embrace existing research into uncertainty and complexity at diverse levels in the world of education |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
References -- Chapter 4: School improvement as narrative: Telling tales on the road from the definitive to the provisional -- Introduction: setting the scene -- A moment in time -- Everyone on a journey, all of the time -- Unpredictable and lacking in closure -- The present imperfect -- Developing dialogue -- References -- Chapter 5: Some glimpses into the uncertain comforts of 'new' educational theories and practices: Canadian reflections -- Preamble -- An introduction to some uncertain comforts -- 'Tell me exactly what it is you want in this assignment' -- Two streams -- A small origin story |
| Subject |
Educational change.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mitchell, Bethan
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Hutt, Matt
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| ISBN |
9781040147399 |
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1040147399 |
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