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Changing Teaching, Changing Times
Jonathan ClarkCedric J. Linder
其他書名
Lessons from a South African Township Science Classroom
出版Sense Publishers, 2006
主題Education / GeneralEducation / Teaching / Subjects / Science & TechnologyEducation / Professional DevelopmentEducation / Teacher Training & CertificationJuvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / General
ISBN90778742089789077874202
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=h3zTlVBP7HgC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This is the story of a science teacher and her work in an over-crowded and under-resourced township secondary school in contemporary South Africa. While set firmly in the present, it is also a journey into the past, shedding fresh light on how the legacy of apartheid education continues to have a major influence on teaching and learning in South Africa.
The book has a compelling story line with extensively referenced notes at the end of each chapter. It is intended for a wide audience, which includes general readers, policy makers, teacher-educators, researchers and, most importantly, practitioners in the field. For, while it reminds us of the powerful constraining role that both context and students play in mediating a teacher's practice, it also attests to the power of individual agency. As such it is a celebration of the actions of an ordinary teacher whose willingness to leave the well-worn paths of familiar practice stands as a beacon of possibility for contexts which seem, so often, to be devoid of hope.