Teachers' Know-How
A Philosophical Investigation
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, History, Criticism, & Surveys
| Author: | Christopher Winch | ISBN: | 9781119355724 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | February 21, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Christopher Winch |
| ISBN: | 9781119355724 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | February 21, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
Teachers’ Know-How: A Philosophical Investigation presents a comprehensive and up to date philosophical treatment of the kinds of knowledge and “know-how” that educators should possess.
- Offers an original and in-depth study of teachers’ know-how which situates teaching within the spectrum of professions
- Critiques the currently fashionable craft conception of teaching and the view of teaching as protocol-driven which is currently influential in policymaking circles
- Utilizes epistemological debates on the nature of know-how to inform understanding of the work of teachers
- Features detailed examples including some drawn from the author’s own long professional experience of a teacher in a wide range of different contexts
Teachers’ Know-How: A Philosophical Investigation presents a comprehensive and up to date philosophical treatment of the kinds of knowledge and “know-how” that educators should possess.
- Offers an original and in-depth study of teachers’ know-how which situates teaching within the spectrum of professions
- Critiques the currently fashionable craft conception of teaching and the view of teaching as protocol-driven which is currently influential in policymaking circles
- Utilizes epistemological debates on the nature of know-how to inform understanding of the work of teachers
- Features detailed examples including some drawn from the author’s own long professional experience of a teacher in a wide range of different contexts
