Review of Research in Education: Changing Teaching Practice in P-20 Educational Settings

Bys: Pigott, Terri D., Ryan, Ann Marie, Tocci, Charles

Book Overview

Edited by Terri D. Pigott, Ann Marie Ryan, and Charles Tocci, the purpose of this volume is to present high-quality reviews that examine change to teaching practice from a variety of perspectives and a range of disciplines with an eye toward the enormous scope of the field. Taken as a whole, this volume presents a compelling profile of the core challenges and opportunities facing those engaged in the work of changing teaching practice and those who research these efforts. Divided into four sections, the first section of this volume delves into the history and policy of changing teaching practice, the second set of chapters consider the capacity of teachers to make changes, the third set of chapters review literature examining how to change practice in numerous settings in various ways, and the final section of the volume centers on emerging issues for practice. This volume considers some of the most critical problems facing educators and scholars today: how our history shapes our present-day possibilities, how we develop the capacity of educators to change and improve practice, the innumerable aspects that can be changed, which dimensions of teaching should we prioritize, and what emerging issues will shape this work in the coming years?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1544389760
• ISBN13: 9781544389769
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"