Teachers in Trouble: An Exploration of the Normative Character in Teaching - Couverture rigide

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Piddocke, Stuart; Magsino, Romulo; Manley-Casimir, Michael

 
9780802029799: Teachers in Trouble: An Exploration of the Normative Character in Teaching
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ISBN 10 : 0802029795 ISBN 13 : 9780802029799
Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 1997

Synopsis

The teacher who has an affair with a student. The teacher who is a transvestite. The teacher who advocates personal beliefs. These are 'teachers in trouble.' Their behaviour, whether it occurs in the classroom or off the job, offends the community and brings down censure from the school board.

At root, schools are cultural institutions and teaching, a cultural activity. Teachers are expected to shape students according to accepted community norms. They interpret and apply curricula - and can divert curricula from their intended purpose. Teachers are at the eye of the vortex in the struggle for control over education, buffeted by the forces of social change and conflicting public expectations. The authors of this book examine how teacher conduct is monitored and what types of misconduct can produce 'social dramas.' Boards of reference have been established to arbitrate disputes between school boards and teachers who are dismissed. Drawing on the decisions of these boards of reference across Canada, the authors identify normative issues and propose a classification scheme for contentious behaviours.

Teachers in Trouble poses fundamental questions about the role of teachers in society. It is an invaluable guide for teachers and professional organizations, education administrators, and members of the community who are concerned about ethics in our schools.

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À propos de l?auteur

Stuart Piddocke is research associate at the Centre for Education, Law and Society, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University.

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Éditeur
University of Toronto Press
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0802029795
ISBN 13 
9780802029799
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
352
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780802074362: Teachers in Trouble: An Exploration of the Normative Character of Teaching

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0802074367 ISBN 13 :  9780802074362
Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 1997
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