Supporting Teachers Supporting Pupils: The Emotions of Teaching and Learning

by Fox Wilson,Diana

• ISBN13: 9780415335225
• ISBN10: 0415335221
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-18
• Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer

Summary

Drawing from the real-life experiences and perceptions of primary and secondary school teachers, this text documents how they define their job, the difficulties they face, and the support they need.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	x
Introduction - this emotional business	1	(10)
Teaching - a humanistic endeavour	3	(2)
The origin of the book	5	(1)
The concept of teacher support	6	(2)
Eastbank School - a pen portrait	8	(1)
The structure of the book	9	(2)
PART I What are we here for?	11	(42)
1 Entertainers, gurus and mentors - teachers' perspectives	13	(24)
Posing the right questions	13	(4)
The teacher I want to be - the love triangle	17	(1)
The teacher as subject communicator	18	(2)
The teacher as tutor	20	(2)
Stress, insecurity and isolation	22	(6)
Entertainers, gurus and mentors	28	(2)
Teaching - an emotional profession	30	(2)
Implications for support	32	(1)
Barriers to fulfilment of purpose	33	(2)
Summary	35	(2)
2 From where I sit - pupils' perceptions of their needs	37	(16)
Pupils' behaviour	39	(2)
Eastbank pupils' perceptions of their behaviour	41	(4)
Relationships rule OK, but rules are necessary too	45	(5)
Supporting relationships	50	(3)
PART II Support - prop or validation?	53	(82)
3 A system with a human face	55	(27)
A whole school discipline system	57	(11)
The empowerment of teachers	68	(1)
Drawbacks to the system -from the teachers' point of view	69	(4)
The positive side of the ADS	73	(2)
Pupils' perceptions of the ADS	75	(1)
Discussion	76	(4)
On-site behavioural units	80	(2)
4 A second pair of eyes - adult classroom support	82	(18)
To teach or not to teach - the role of classroom assistants	83	(1)
Teacher's aides and child support assistants	84	(5)
Support teachers	89	(5)
Technical and administrative support	94	(2)
Summary	96	(1)
Discussion points	97	(3)
5 Together we stand - collaboration as support	100	(22)
Peer support	100	(11)
Eastbank School's self-help group	111	(6)
Collaborative initiatives	117	(2)
Summary and conclusion	119	(1)
Discussion points	120	(2)
6 Personal and professional development	122	(13)
Opening the can of worms	122	(2)
The staff tutor	124	(2)
In-service training and professional development activities	126	(2)
Further examples of collaboration as professional development	128	(2)
Other potentially supportive initiatives	130	(2)
Summary	132	(1)
Discussion points	132	(1)
Conclusion to Parts I and II	133	(2)
PART III The talking school	135	(25)
7 A supportive school	137	(10)
A model of teacher support	138	(3)
Personal and professional support	141	(1)
The metaphor of the superteacher	142	(1)
Supporting the emotions of teaching	142	(2)
Vulnerable teachers	144	(1)
The talking school	144	(3)
8 Conflict or collaboration - educating for the 21st century	147	(13)
The conflict model of schools	147	(5)
The collaborative classroom	152	(4)
The talking classroom	156	(1)
The humanistic school	156	(1)
Education - a humanistic endeavour?	156	(1)
Education and training - implications for teachers and support staff	157	(1)
Conclusion	158	(2)
Appendix: The structure of Eastbank School's Assertive Discipline System	160	(3)
References and additional reading	163	(2)
Index	165