Ebook: Becoming a Teacher: Issues in Secondary Teaching

Becoming a Teacher, 4e remains a unique and powerful combination of ideas, analysis, questions, answers and wisdom, drawing on the professional experience of the editors and contributors. This new edition features five new chapters and a significant revision and update of all chapters in the light of policy directives and other changes. This book draws extensively on contemporary research studies and empirical evidence to support informed and critical reflection about learning and teaching. This book is divided into four main sections: First thoughts; Policy, society and schooling; Teaching and learning; and, Across the curriculum. It provides a broader context for education by addressing fundamental areas such as classroom management, adolescence and assessment for learning, alongside practical advice and key issues to consider. The authors provide information about roles and responsibilities in areas including personal, social and health education, school management, information and communications technology, literacy, numeracy and citizenship. It includes contributors such as: Chris Abbott, Philip Adey, Louise Archer, Mike Askew, Paul Black, Ann-Marie Brandom, Jeremy Burke, Bob Burstow, Simon Coffey, Alan Cribb, Justin Dillon, Jenny Driscoll, Peter Duncan, Sharon Gewirtz, Simon Gibbons, Roxy Harris, Christine Harrison, John Head, Jeremy Hodgen, Jill Hohenstein, Jane Jones, Heather King, Constant Leung, Gerard Lum, Meg Maguire, Bethan Marshall, Mike Poole, Ian Stevenson, Chris Winch and Andrew Wright.