Engaging with Educational Change: Voices of Practitioner Inquiry
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1474250831 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Alma Fleet is Associate Professor at the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University, Australia.Katey De Gioia is Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University, Australia.Catherine Patterson is Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University, Australia.With contributions from Sandra Cheeseman, Debra Clarke, Sheila Degotardi, Fay Hadley, Kate Highfield, Kate O'Brien, Franceyn O'Connor, Anthony Semann and Rod Soper.
Each chapter illustrates the purposefulness of using particular methods of inquiry and suggests how the process requires a demonstration of wide ranging personal and professional qualities including reflection about what goes on and why. This helps the reader to understand how professional inquiry can improve what goes on in practice. It will stimulate you and stretch you in the way you approach pedagogical decision-making, organisational change, and educational leadership in early childhood settings." - Manjula Waniganayake, Professor of Early Childhood, Institute of Early Childhood,
The final section concludes the book by critically reflecting upon practitioner inquiry and providing guidance for those interested in this change methodology. The book includes the voices of practitioners and academics working with a diverse range of age groups and settings across public and private educational contexts, including primary schools, preschools and childcare centres. Chapters in part two then offer real-life case studies highlighting experiences of using practitioner inquiry or supporting those working with these methods to