Teacher Thinking and Professional Action

Abstract

Over the past twenty years, the International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT) has become world-renowned as an organisation dedicated to the discussion of current thinking in educational policy and practice. As such, the ideas aired at ISATT conferences are of the greatest significance to today's educational practitioners.Teacher Thinking and Professional Action aims to satisfy the demand for a lasting record of ISATT's illuminating discussions on the theme. It is based on a selection of papers presented at their third biennial conference and has been updated by each contributor to include their current thoughts and opinions.The book contains nineteen articles, each an in-depth examination of its topic, and is divided into four sections, entitled:• Conceptual Frames for Teacher Thought and Action • Methods and Approaches to the Study of Teacher Thought and Action • Teacher Judgement and Evaluation of Students • Teacher Thinking and Teacher Education Broad in theme, international in scope and thorough in detail, this book is sure to be essential and enlightening reading for anyone with a serious interest in the ongoing development of educational thought.