Galton, MauriceMacbeath, John
Sage Publications Ltd (Thousand Oaks, California, 2013) Unknown9781847873224UnknownFirst edition.TEACHERS--WORKLOAD; Includes bibliographical references and index; What is it really like to be a teacher in today's demanding classrooms?
The authors of this book spoke to teachers, parents and students in the UK, Asia, America and Australia and had some shocking responses to their questions. By looking at highly topical issues within teaching, such as teacher stress and teacher workload, they uncover an often bleak picture where individuals are frequently stretched to breaking point as they endeavour to ‘make a difference’.
Issues examined include:
the frustrations facing those trying to make inclusive education work in practice; the effects of constantly changing policies on the staff required to implement them; the loss of status the teaching profession has experienced; why so many are choosing to leave the job; what happens to those who stay and ...
Physical dimension
1 online resource (128 p.)Unknownill.
Summary / review / table of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Teaching is Not what it Used to be
Chapter 2: Balancing the Workload Equation: A Continuing Story
Chapter 3: A Life in Teaching: The Primary Teacher's Experience?
Chapter 4: Remodelling the Primary Teaching Workforce
Chapter 5: A Life in Secondary Teaching
Chapter 6: The Inclusion Enigma: The Policy Context
Chapter 7: The Inclusion Enigma Findings and Implications of the Study
Chapter 8: Workload Agreements and the Rise of the Teaching Assistant
Chapter 9: It's the Same the Whole World over: What Happens in Other Countries?
Chapter 10: Remodelling: Structures or Mindset?