| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Palgrave pivot |
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Palgrave pivot.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Educational reform and teacher education: a theoretical overview -- Teacher learning research: a critical overview -- The study of teacher learning on INSET -- Case studies: teachers' experiences of change -- Teacher learning: a multifaceted, situated and dynamic process -- INSET: essential but insufficient catalyst for teacher change -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
This pivot considers the impact of INSET courses on EFL teachers practicing under the national curriculum reform in China. Providing context-specific findings on the policy and implementation of INSET as well as its impact on teacher education initiatives in both China and similar contexts, it explores the limitations of one-off training events such as INSET and the inconsistency between teacher learning results and their classroom practices. The book argues that teachers, when returning to pre-INSET teaching, are influenced by their prior deeply-rooted beliefs largely considered more powerful than newly-learnt theories. Addressing the rarely discussed fact that the complex and dynamic characteristics of teacher learning changes over time and supporting the construct of teacher learning as a social event rather than a one-off event, the book also offers practical solutions on how to improve teacher education and enhance the long-term INSET impact on teacher development, with the ambition of promoting education reform for both teachers and students alike |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 24, 2018) |
| Subject |
Teachers -- In-service training -- China
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Teachers -- Training of -- Social aspects -- China
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English language -- Study and teaching -- China
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Educational change -- China
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Curriculum change -- China
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
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Teachers -- Training of -- Social aspects
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Teachers -- In-service training
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Educational change
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Curriculum change
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English language -- Study and teaching
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China
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789811333118 |
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9811333114 |
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