A01=Alcione Negrao Ostorga
adult learning
Author_Alcione Negrao Ostorga
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Category=JNT
educational impact
elementary school
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high school
how to teach
middle school
principals
professional development
promoting teachers
school administrators
sociocultural principles
teacher agency
teacher development
teacher educators
Product details
- ISBN 9781475834482
- Weight: 363g
- Dimensions: 161 x 233mm
- Publication Date: 07 May 2018
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The current accountability environment of education in the US has focused on the discussions of improving the quality of educational outcomes based on a set of assumptions that exclude the perspectives of the teacher. This book fills important gaps in the educational reform rhetoric from a theoretical and practical perspective because it first argues for the professionalization of teaching so that teachers can make professional decisions in their classrooms, instead of simply following directions from their supervisors in a top-down fashion. Then, the book provides a detailed framework that can assist educators in creating spaces where teachers can exercise agency in a way that will benefit their students.
Alcione Negrao Ostorga is an associate professor in bilingual education and teacher preparation at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Her research focuses on preparing teachers and developing in them a strong professional identity that through an inquiry. For more information, visit https://alcioneostorga.wordpress.com/.
