Teachers Matter offers the most definitive portrait of teachersO lives and work to date. At a time when teaching standards are high on the political and social agenda, the quality and commitment of teaching staff is seen as paramount and they are viewed as pivotal to the economic and social well being of society. But:O What are the influences that help or hinder teachersO commitment?O Is there an association between commitment and pupil attainment?O Why are teachersO identities important?O What are teachersO needs and concerns in different professional life phases?O Does school context count?Based on a DfES funded study of 300 teachers in 100 primary and secondary schools in England, the authors identify different patterns of influence and effect between groups of teachers, which provide powerful evidence of the complexities of teachersO work, lives, identity and commitment, in relation to their sense of agency, well-being, resilience and pupil attitudes and attainment. This, in turn, provides a clear message for teachers, teachersO associations, school leaders and policy makers, in understanding and supporting the need to build and sustain school and classroom effectiveness. The book addresses issues such as the importance of career development, the relationships between school leadership, culture and teachersO lives, maintaining a work-life balance, identity and well-being and the connection between commitment, resilience and effectiveness in the classroom. Original and highly relevant, Teachers Matter is invaluable reading for teachers, head teachers, researchers and teacher educators.
List of Contributors Foreword Preface AcknowledgementsWhy teachers matter: policy agendas and social trends The VITAE research: a synergistic approach The schools, their teachers and their pupils: expectations, experiences, perceptions Studying teachers' work and lives: research contexts Teachers' professional life phases: a research informed view of career long effectiveness Emotional contexts of teaching: agency, vulnerability and professional identities What helps and hinders teachers' capacities to be effective Teacher effectiveness, pupil attainment Teachers who break the mould Real and resilient: how teachers sustain their effectiveness Commitment and effectiveness: contexts which make a difference to standards Future proofing classroom and school effectiveness: why teachers matter most References List of Figures/Tables List of Abbreviations Index
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