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Inside teaching : how classroom life undermines reform / Mary Kennedy

Author
Kennedy, Mary M.
Published
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005.
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi, 279 pages) : illustrations
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Language Note
In English.
Contents
The mysterious gap between reform ideals and everyday teaching -- How teachers think about their practices -- Creating a tranquil environment -- Managing conversations about content -- Constructing the day's agenda -- Sources of problems in teaching -- sources of improvements in teaching -- The problem of reform.
Summary
Arguing that too many would-be reformers know nothing about the conflicting demands of teaching, Kennedy takes us into the controlled commotion of the classroom, revealing how painstakingly teachers plan their lessons, and how many different ways things go awry. She argues that pedagogical reform proposals that do not acknowledge all of the things teachers need to do are bound to fail. If reformers want students to learn, they must address all of the problems teachers face, not just those that interest them.
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ISBN
9780674039513 (electronic bk.)
0674039513 (electronic bk.)
9780674017238
0674017234
0674022459
9780674022454
Digital File Characteristics
text file
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-276) and index.
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