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OverviewThere is little if any research internationally, regionally, or locally on the factors that facilitate or inhibit the educator in transitioning from an untrained, experienced practitioner to a trained practitioner, particularly concerning the sustainability of their practice. This book fills that gap as it explores school contexts and cultures that educators encounter post-teacher professional preparation and provides an understanding of how to engineer an enabling environment for sustainable practice. The effectiveness of teacher professional preparation programmes cannot be assessed in isolation from the education culture and context to which teachers return. Transferring Professional Learning addresses the factors that facilitate and inhibit participants from sustainably implementing what they have learnt on a professional preparation programme. The series of cases presented in the book connect readers with real-life stories of individuals whose experiences provide opportunities for reflection on their own practice and pathways for growth individually and collectively. A unique feature of the book is the discussion sections at the end of each chapter, which, in essence, allow the reader to personalize and contextualize the knowledge gained in each chapter, thereby providing a richer and deeper hermeneutic experience. Thus, the structure of the book invokes meta-cognition. The book draws attention to the critical role of context and culture in sustaining the practices to which participants were introduced on the programme, but even more so, it forces an interrogation of educators’ identities and personal philosophies. Through meaningful narratives, it gives voice to the experiences of graduates working in various school environments and cultural settings. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Freddy James , Susan Herbert , Jennifer Yamin-AliPublisher: University of the West Indies Press Imprint: University of the West Indies Press ISBN: 9789766409562ISBN 10: 9766409560 Pages: 206 Publication Date: 31 May 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgements 1. The Genesis 2. Transfer of Knowledge from the Learning Context to the Practice Context 3. Factors Facilitating the Transfer of Learning and Sustaining Effective Practice 4. Challenges to Sustaining Effective Practice Post Professional Learning 5. Contribution to School Development and Beyond 6. A Model for Sustaining Effective Practice IndexReviewsAuthor InformationDr Freddy James is senior lecturer in educational leadership at the School of Education and deputy dean of Graduate Studies and Research at the Faculty of Humanities and Education, UWI, St Augustine. Her research interests include leadership, inclusion and professional learning. Dr Susan Herbert is a senior lecturer in Science Education at the School of Education, UWI, St Augustine. She taught secondary-level chemistry students for fifteen years. Her research interests include science education, teacher education and programme evaluation. Dr Jennifer Yamin-Ali is a retired senior lecturer and past director at the School of Education, UWI, St Augustine. Her main areas of focus had been foreign language teacher education, programme development and teacher educator experiences. She has published two books on education and many peer-reviewed articles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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