Insights Into Teachers' Thinking And Practice

Christopher Day, Maureen Pope, Pam Denicolo

• Part 1 Reflection on teachers' thinking and action: knowledge and discourse- the evolution of research on teacher thinking, Freema Elbaz; how practical is contemplation in teaching?, Margaret Buchman; reflection and professional teaching-a conceptual framework, Lya Fremer Hayon; considering the moral dimension of teacher thinking, John Olsen; lies teachers tell-finding intention within the politics of language, Alan Brown, Michael Kompf; teacher thinking studies-bridges between description. prescription and application, Joost Lowyck. Part 2 Case studies of teacher practice: story makers, story tellers-case studies of high school teaching, Sigrum Gudmundsdottir; teachers classroom activities and certainty/uncertainty, Gunter Huber, Jurgen Roth; Perspectives, evangelism, and reflection in teacher education, Don Massey, Charles Chamberlain; adults learning-teacher thinking, Pam Denicolo, Maureen Pope; teacher styles, Lars Naeslund; teachers' thinking about professional development-relationships between plans and actions, Miriam Ben-Peretz, Moshe Giladi et al; teacher and pupil cognitions in critical incidents, Udo Hanke. Part 3 Innovations in thinking and practice: relations between thinking and acting in teachers' innovative work, Ingrid Carlgren; the development of teachers' personal practical knowledge through school-based curriculum development projects, Christopher Day; the influence of teachers' thinking on curriculum development decisions, Lynne Hannay, Wayne Seller; teachers never stop thinking about teaching-sharing classroom construct with expert volunteers, Michael Kompf, Donald Dworet; polytechnic careers-development in instructor thinking, Hugo Letiche; social aspects of teacher creativity, Peter Woods.