A Passion for Teaching

by Day,Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780415251808
• ISBN10: 041525180X
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-05-18
• Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer

Summary

This book concentrates on the heart of teaching--teachers' moral purposes, the nature of care, emotional commitment, and motivation that distinguishes the best teaching and the best teachers.

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables	x
Foreword by Robert Fried	xi
Acknowledgements	xv
Introduction: the need for passion	1	(10)
Knowledge-creating schools	3	(1)
Changes in society	4	(1)
The standards agenda	5	(6)
1 Why passion is essential	11	(13)
Passionate teaching and effectiveness	13	(3)
The call of teaching	16	(2)
Passion, hope and ideals	18	(4)
Time to reflect	22	(2)
2 Moral purposes: care, courage and pupils' voices	24	(20)
Moral purposes	24	(2)
Care	26	(3)
Courage	29	(2)
Three cautionary notes	31	(3)
Passionate voices	34	(5)
Memories	39	(3)
Time to reflect	42	(2)
3 Emotions and identities	44	(18)
Emotions	44	(2)
Emotions and cognition	46	(2)
Emotional labour, emotional work	48	(2)
Emotions and the standards agenda	50	(2)
Professional and personal identities	52	(2)
The activist identity	54	(2)
Changing identities	56	(4)
Time to reflect	60	(2)
4 The passion of commitment: job satisfaction, motivation and self-efficacy	62	(20)
Characterizing commitment	64	(1)
The uncommitted	65	(1)
Change over time: the maturing of commitment	66	(2)
Personal investment in the professional task	68	(1)
Committed to learning	69	(1)
Differences in support	70	(2)
Efficacy	72	(3)
Job satisfaction, morale and motivation	75	(5)
Time to reflect	80	(2)
5 Building knowledge about practice	82	(23)
Models of teaching	82	(4)
Flow, creativity and being close to learning	86	(1)
Thoughtful tact	86	(1)
Intuition and expertise	87	(3)
Looking beneath the surface: the challenge of pupils' learning needs	90	(4)
Multiple intelligences	94	(3)
Emotional intelligence	97	(2)
Spiritual intelligence	99	(2)
Ethical intelligence: the moral imperative	101	(3)
Time to reflect	104	(1)
6 A passion for learning and development	105	(29)
Making time to breathe	107	(2)
The challenges of reflective practice	109	(3)
Kinds of reflection	112	(5)
Challenging the self: the emotional dimension	117	(2)
Four modes of reflective practice	119	(6)
Teachers' career phases	125	(3)
Towards an optimal mix of opportunities	128	(1)
In-service education and training	129	(2)
Three propositions for professional development	131	(2)
Time to reflect	133	(1)
7 Passionate learning communities	134	(24)
School cultures	136	(1)
Collegiality	137	(2)
Learning communities: classrooms and schools	139	(3)
Connecting teachers to development: promoting teacher learning	142	(3)
Networks for learning	145	(1)
Teachers' learning - two examples	146	(1)
The leadership role	147	(2)
Collective efficacy and relational trust	149	(5)
A passion for change	154	(2)
Time to reflect	156	(2)
8 Sustaining the passion	158	(20)
Reaching a professional plateau: reorientation or continued development	159	(2)
Fostering self-esteem	161	(3)
Leadership issues	164	(2)
Staying healthy: balancing life and work	166	(5)
Self-fulfilling prophecies	171	(1)
Stay connected	172	(2)
Being passionate in challenging circumstances	174	(2)
Sustaining the passion	176	(2)
References	178	(20)
Index	198