Teacher Agency, Professional Development and School Improvement / Edition 1

Highlighting the role of teachers in school change, explores the important related issues of professional identity, teacher self-efficacy, leadership and autonomy in the context of contested improvement agendas. Providing analytical frameworks and practical models, this book: At the heart of this book is a fresh perspective on schooling, in which teacher agency is considered a fundamental dimension of professional development and key to school improvement. This raises necessary and challenging questions about purposes and processes in education. With practical ideas and strategies that can be used to inform and evaluate practice and policy, is essential reading for headteachers and teachers wishing to lead changes to improve their school and for teacher educators who support them.