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Murphy, Brett Gardiner, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2017
In this powerful collection of personal accounts, successful and respected teachers from across the country reveal how recent education policies have played out in their schools and classrooms in negative and counterproductive ways, and offer teacher-led alternatives for providing equitable, engaging, and empowering education. Framed by critical…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Trend Analysis, Barriers, Teacher Role
Petty, Walter T. – 1983
Spanning the years 1932-1982, this book details the history of the National Conference on Research in English (NCRE) in terms of members' activities, research directions taken, and accomplishments. The first section of the book, "The Founding," reviews the initial efforts to establish the organization; examines its early programs;…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Stenberg, Shari J. – National Council of Teachers of English, 2005
The recent pedagogical "boom" in English studies and the seeming omnipresence of the term pedagogy have not been matched by a correspondingly radical shift in how educators prepare professors of English. Instead, Shari J. Stenberg argues, "professing" remains primarily defined by conceptions of research. Stenberg insists that pedagogy will not be…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development, Teacher Education, English Teachers
Shanahan, Timothy, Ed. – 1994
Growing out of a 1992 conference that attracted teachers and educators from around the world, this book presents 13 essays which share the insights of 16 leading university scholars and teacher-researchers regarding the re-emergence of teacher education as a central focus in the field of English education. The book explores what teachers of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, English Teacher Education
Mohr, Marian M.; MacLean, Marion S. – 1987
Noting that raising standards for teaching is a key to education reform, this guide outlines a tested plan for helping practicing teachers upgrade and fine-tune their own performance by systematically studying their own classroom methods and the student learning that results. Following an introduction, the guide discusses research group…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Franklin, Phyllis, Ed.; Laurence, David, Ed.; Welles, Elizabeth B., Ed. – 1999
This book provides an overview of the challenges involved in improving teacher education for faculty members, department chairs, administrators, and policymakers. The book includes the concrete experiences of 12 English and foreign language faculty members at different universities who studied their teacher preparation programs. It also offers an…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education