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""Susan Robertson gives us a formidable basis for understanding teachers' place in society... Clearly Written, thoroughly researched, and willing to confront hard issues, this book will be a great asset for all concerned to understand teachers, teachers' work, and current developments in education."."
–R.W. Connell, Professor of Education, The University of Sydney
""A Class Act reaffirms Susan Robertson's place as one of the most perceptive researchers on the transformations education is experiencing today. Conceptually, historically, and empirically nuanced, this book is certain to provide a crucial foundation for critical understanding. It is essential reading for those who want to more fully understand what is happening to schools and teachers."."
–Michael W. Apple, John Bascom Professor of Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Book Description
This volume discusses changes in views and attitudes about the work of teachers and how these sociological views and attitudes have asserted themselves in the last decade. The book is organized in three sections. The first lays a theoretical framework by addressing the notion of class and how it affects views of teachers' work. The second section puts the first section's theory into practice through an illustrative analysis of teachers' lives in America and in England. The final section focuses on the changes that have affected teachers' work in the 1990's and world over.
A Class Act : Changing Teachers Work, the State, and Globalisation (Studies in Education/Politics, Volume 8)
A Class Act : Changing Teachers Work, the State, and Globalisation (Studies in Education/Politics, Volume 8),S. ROBERTSON,RoutledgeFalmer,0815335784,Critical pedagogy,Education,Political aspects,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Popular Culture - General,Social conditions,Teachers,Teaching,Educational systems,Europe,Philosophy of education,Social theory,Teaching skills & techniques,USA
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