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Preface
own)developmentthroughouthisyearsofschoolteachingexperience.Itisan
invaluablesourceofknowledgebasedonexperience,butalsoontheliterature
resourcestheauthorsupportshisanalyseswith.Additionally,itconstitutes
averygoodreadforteachers,whocaneasilyidentifywiththeclassroomevents
(andtheirconsequences)describedinthediaryentriesbyAppel,ateacher
himself.Teseeventswereofencriticalincidents,whicharethemajorobject
ofstudyofthisbook.
Tisbookattemptstoońercomprehensivecoverageoftheissuesdiscussed
init,suchasthenatureofproductivereflectionandthinking,criticalincidents
themselvesandappraisalsystems.Italsoaimstomakethereaderthinkabout
his/herownteachingexperiences,betheyatthebeginningofateachingcareer,
connectedwiththeinsecurityandthreatfeltintheclassroombypre-service
andnoviceteachers,orduringthelaterstagesofteaching.Simultaneously,
thebookhopestobringbacktheenthusiasmforandpassionconnectedwith
teaching,especiallyforexperiencedteacherswhomaybegoingthroughaperiod
ofprofessionalburnout.Hopefully,thematerialitpresents(especiallyinits
empiricaldiarypart)willbeofinteresttoteachersofalllevels,atdińerent
stagesoftheirprofessionalcareerandworkingindińerenteducationalsettings.
Althoughtheempiricalpart(Chapter5)reportsonEFLpre-serviceteachers,
theexperiencesreflecteduponarenotuniquetothisgroupofteachersbutwill
begenerallyfamiliartoteachersworkinginothersubjectareasandonother
typesofcourse.
Teopeningchapter(Chapter1)looksatteachersasaprofessionalgroup.It
discussestheimportantissueofteachermotivation,attitudesandbeliefswhich
bearupontheirpresenceintheclassroom.Techapterconsiderstheinfluence
ofteachers)biographiesontheirprofessionaldevelopmentatdińerentstagesof
theirlives.However,themainfocusisonpre-serviceteachersasagroup,which
ispresentedonthebasisofselectedliteratureandthestudiesconductedwith
myowntrainee-teachers.Chapter2laysoutamoretheoreticalapproach,asit
setsouttopresent,illustrateanddiscussthekeyconceptsinteacherprofessional
development.Toseconceptsrelatetotheunderstandingoftheconstructof
reflectivityanditsdińerentforms,focusingonproductivereflectivityandways
ofdevelopingitinteachertrainingprogrammes,butalsobyteachersthemselves
throughimplementationofactionresearchprojectsintheirownclassrooms.
Reflectivityisseenhereasthekeycomponentofteacherknowledgeandthe
majorcharacteristicofateachingprocessintheadaptedparadigmofteacher
training.Chapter3introducestheorybehindtheconceptofthecriticalincident
(CI),whichisthefocusoftheempiricalpartofthebook.Init,theprincipal
characteristicsanddimcultiesinidentificationandcategorisationofcritical
incidentsaredefinedandcommentedon.Techapterdiscussestheirimpact
onteachers)perceptionsofthemselvesintheteachingprocess.Tetheoryis
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